No wonder republicans are the 'family values' party...

[fishface]

Indiana University study: having children significantly lowers parents’ IQs :evilgrin:

By Mike Gaddis, THG News
A five-year study run by Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction proves what many in the scientific community have always suspected: having children significantly lowers the IQ of both male and female parents.

Researchers at the Kinsey Institute began their study in 1999 by giving 200 married couples who were planning on starting families within the next four years Intelligence Quotient (IQ) tests. By 2003, all but 27 of these couples had conceived.

Another IQ test was given to each set of parents successful in conceiving and birthing a baby six months after their child was born. These results were compared to the previous intelligence tests.

In every single one of the 173 cases, both parents scored at least twelve points lower on the second IQ test, with the majority of parents losing twenty or more IQ points.

http://www.hoosiergazette.com/News/Sept2004/news001.htm

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1. 6 months after the birth? i wonder if they control for sleep deprivation?

[Julien Sorel]

2. It has to be sleep deprivation.

I have a sleeping disorder, and I can tell I'm not nearly as sharp when I'm having problems with it as I am the rest of the time.

[TexasProgresive]

3. Sleep deprivation decreases IQ-

A study about a year ago showed a definite correlation of loss of mental acuity and the lack of sleep. Fortunately it is reversible. This study bolsters the theory that the brain alternately shuts down parts for micro-naps in people who need more sleep.

[REP]

4. It's Not Just The Sleep Deprivation

Something else has to account for a sudden interest in looooooong discussions about the contents of diapers with everybody that crosses their path!

Actually, there have been many studies that show this happening, and it even has a nickname: "placenta brain."