Pain on the brain: Thinking too hard can actually hurt, a new study says
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The higher the mental effort, the higher the unpleasant feelings according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association on Monday.
The professions studied, including healthcare workers, military employees, amateur athletes and college students, featured a variety of vocations.The 358 tasks studied varied in their perceived mental effort. Across all participants and all tasks, the greater the mental effort, the greater the unpleasantness.The study concludes that employers and education professionals find it "sensible to support or reward" students and employees engaged in mentally difficult tasks. Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
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