"Physical changes in the brain that occurred during adolescence – such as thinning of the cortex and growth of the hippocampus and the amygdala – were greater in the post-lockdown group than in the pre-pandemic group [...] Brain age difference was about three years."
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🔗 https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/01/brains-of-post-pandemic-teens-show-signs-of-faster-ageing-study-finds
Brains of post-pandemic teens show signs of faster ageing, study finds
Study also found poorer mental health but it is unclear whether this is linked to brain age difference
Ashley Porciuncula