Ties are often seen as standard office-wear for men, from call centers to investment banks. Tight neck ties limit blood flow to the brain as it could hamper work performance by compressing veins that are key for bloodflow to the brain, a new study warns.

The small study on 30 young men in Germany found a statistically significant drop in brain functioning among men who wore neckties during an MRI scan, with bloodflow down 7.5 percent.

The Study

While there might be no obvious symptoms, experts warn it will be enough to impact cognitive functioning.

The findings are something of an endorsement for the increasingly popular tech-bro uniform championed by Mark Zuckerberg and the late Steve Jobs, doing away with ties in favor of stretchy attire, as well as the Arabians who don't or rarely wear neckties.


Tight neckties also can limit neck movement and raise muscle tension in the upper back and neck, researchers at Korea's Yonsei University reported last year in "Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation." They tested 30 computer workers when wearing and not wearing tight neckties and concluded that "it is especially important for male workers to select and tie neckties appropriately" to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.





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