Thinking hard weighs heavy on the brain
Balance measures tiny changes in force due to blood flow behind thoughts
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BALANCING ACT In the 1880s, Angelo Mosso used the human circulation balance illustrated here to measure the movement of blood to the brain during taxing mental tasks.
S. Sandrone et al/Brain 2013