{"622577":{"#nid":"622577","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Staying Hydrated Is a Smart Move","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECognitive function wilts as water departs the body, a study from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29933347\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Georgia Institute of Technology - Dehydration Impairs Cognitive Performance\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E found. The data pointed to functions like attention, coordination and complex problem solving suffering the most. It turns out, our neurons are largely made up of water. When the body is deprived of water, it affects how well signals are transmitted and received in the brain and your concentration takes a hit. That\u0026#39;s when mistakes or accidents occur. In their study, it was abundantly clear that tasks that require constant attention were the most impacted, according to \u003Cstrong\u003EMindy Millard-Stafford\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s School of Biological Sciences and the study\u0026#39;s principal investigator. \u0026quot;Maintaining focus in a long meeting, driving a car or a monotonous job in a hot factory that requires you to stay alert are some examples,\u0026quot; she says. \u0026quot;Higher-order functions like doing math or applying logic also dropped off.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34626","created_gmt":"2019-06-18 17:02:23","changed_gmt":"2019-06-18 18:47:34","author":"ybassil3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"cyber careers","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/valetmag.com\/health-fitness\/features\/2019\/importance-of-staying-hydrated-061719.php","dateline":{"date":"2019-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"622578":{"id":"622578","type":"image","title":"Mindy Millard-Stafford","body":null,"created":"1560877486","gmt_created":"2019-06-18 17:04:46","changed":"1560877486","gmt_changed":"2019-06-18 17:04:46","alt":"Mindy Millard-Stafford","file":{"fid":"237121","name":"millard_stafford.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/millard_stafford.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/millard_stafford.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":47379,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/millard_stafford.jpg?itok=5hjJDZKt"}}},"media_ids":["622578"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"178498","name":"Mindy Millard-Stafford"},{"id":"178553","name":"hydration"},{"id":"788","name":"Water"},{"id":"1304","name":"neuroscience"},{"id":"68411","name":"neurons"},{"id":"1912","name":"brain"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"277","name":"Biology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}