(Marta Subat/ Infosurhoy) – Men working in offices commonly use neckties but findings of a new study suggest that wearing ties may actually hamper work performance and limit creativity.
In a new study published in the journal Neuroradiology on June 30, researchers found evidence suggesting that wearing the popular men’s accessory may hamper a person’s creative abilities.
Wearing a tie squeezes the neck veins, which limits the blood flow and potentially slow down the processing of the brain, limiting a person’s thinking skills.
Study researcher Robin Lüddecke, from University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, and colleagues recruited 30 men for the study, half of whom were asked to wear ties.
After scanning the brains of the participants, the researchers found that the ties squeezed the veins where the blood passes through to reach the brain, cutting off circulation by 7.5 percent. The percentage is sizable enough to make a fatal difference for those who have high blood pressure. (…)