pH of soul: how does acid-base balance affect our cognition?

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Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Published: July 2014

Respiratory Alkalosis due to changes in sympathetic hyperarousal during pathological emotional states can change our cognitive abilities. This occurs through the effects of Alkalosis upon cerebral vasoconstriction and the amount of ionized calcium in the serum. The effects on our cognition and "sense of self " could be considerable.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4097972PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/bi.2014.020DOI Listing

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