The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic ended appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the end of the COVID pandemic shutdowns appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. So …
The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic ended appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the end of the COVID pandemic shutdowns appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. So …
Artwork: Allie Carl/Axios According to a Stanford University study, the stress of living through the pandemic has physically altered the brains of adolescents and prematurely aged them by at least three or four years. Why is it important: While the behavioral effects of the pandemic are well documented, data on the neurodevelopment of young people …
CNN — The brains of American adolescents have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, according to a new study. Younger study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized issues – that is, feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and difficulty regulating their emotions …
In addition to sharply increased rates of anxiety and depression, Stanford University researchers found the COVID-19 pandemic in the brains of adolescents as young as three years old, according to a study released Thursday. In “Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents,” the group of seven researchers compared MRI …
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A new study from Stanford University suggests that pandemic-related stressors have physically altered adolescent brains, making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable pre-pandemic peers. The study was published on December 1, 2022 in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic ended …
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