Medical Brain Recovery After Exhaustive Mental Work: Timeframe & Limits

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The discussion centers on the recovery time of brain function after prolonged mental exertion, drawing parallels to muscle recovery after physical workouts. It suggests that, like muscles, the brain's return to normal function may depend on the intensity and duration of mental work. The conversation raises questions about the maximum recovery time, speculating whether it could exceed a day. Additionally, it explores whether the decline in brain function after extended mental tasks is solely due to reduced glucose and oxygen levels or if other factors contribute. The variability in recovery speed among individuals is also considered, with inquiries into the physical differences in the body and brain that might influence the restoration of glucose and oxygen.
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What determines how quickly normal function is returned to the brain after long periods of mentally exhaustive work? Is it similar to the body's other muscles in that the time for it to return to normal is dependent on how much work was done in a particular time period? ie. after doing 5mins of hardcore benchpressing it can take days for your arms to return to normal.
And what would be the maximum time it could take, more than a day?
 
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I have a couple more questions.
Is the decreased brain function that you experience after long periods of mental work entirely due to a lack of glucose and oxygen to the brain or is it also because of something else?
Does the speed at which the body restores oxygen and glucose to the brain vary among different people by much?
If so what physical difference in the body/brain causes these different speeds of glucose and oxygen restoration?
 

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