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Has the Stress of COVID Affected Our Brains?

A preprint reports increases in the volume of parts of the brain after lockdown.

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By Neuroskeptic
Sep 19, 2020 12:00 PMSep 21, 2020 8:06 PM
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A new study is getting some attention, as it claims that the COVID-19 lockdown has affected peoples' brain structure. The work is a preprint, meaning that it hasn't been peer reviewed yet. It's available here.

To be clear, the new study is not saying that actual infection with the coronavirus has an effect on the brain. Rather, the study is about the impact of the whole COVID-19 experience in healthy people.

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