Excessive exercise can tire out your brain to the point that you have trouble making decisions, according to a new study.
"Our findings draw attention to the fact that neural states matter: You don't make the same decisions when your brain is in a fatigued state," said study author Mathias Pessiglione of Hopital de la Pitie-Salpitriere in Paris.
Functional MRIs showed the overloaded athletes had a slower response in the lateral prefrontal cortex.
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