The uterus can play a role in memory

Recent research, conducted on an animal model, has revealed an intriguing fact about the uterus, which seems to interact with the brain and affect memory. .

Until now, medical books on obstetrics and gynecology have reported that the uterus does not interact with other organs, but a new research at the same time has been reported. Arizona State University may soon change the definitions that refer to the function of this member..

In a study of the rat model, the principal investigator, Professor Heather Piemonte Nelson, and her team at the University of Arizona demonstrated that hysterectomy had an obvious effect on spatial memory ..

As these results suggest, published in the journalEndocrinology That this member communicates with the brain, which affects certain cognitive processes. Researchers have indicated that some research shows that women who have had a hysterectomy but have kept their ovaries have an increased risk of dementia after surgery before menopause.

The researchers explain that the body's autonomic nervous system, which regulates metabolic processes, such as heart rate, respiration, digestion and sexual arousal, also has links to the uterus and the brain. Do not know, and if the removal of the uterus will affect the cognitive function.

To do this, the researchers used female rats, divided into four groups, and found that female rats with hysterectomies had more difficulty moving than no other group in the labyrinth. Influence on the space memories of rats or on the number of mistakes they made while trying to navigate the labyrinth.

The researchers explained that the surgical removal of the uterus had only a single negative effect on the working memory or on the amount of information that the rats were able to manage simultaneously..