Why I forgot to do my homework: I have brain damage.
An article titled "Reduced oxygen due to high-altitude exposure relates to atrophy in motor-function brain areas" (PDF warning) published in the European Journal of Neurology back in October came to my attention recently. I have a hunch you can figure out what the article has to say from the titles.
So you don't have to actually read a peer reviewed journal article (who would ever do such a thing?) is the first paragraph from the article. I was really stoked that they just came right out with it so I didn't have to wade through eight pages of smartness. (Actually it's kinda interesting... but don't tell anyone I said that)
Conclusion: These findings suggest that extremely high-altitude exposures may cause subtle white and
grey matter changes that mainly affect brain regions involved in motor activity.
Is anyone actually surprised by this? If you go without oxygen for too long you won't be the same.
Via SummitPost