BRAIN SHRINKAGE found after covid infection. Participants had brain scans prior to the pandemic as part of an unrelated study. Those who had been infected with #SARS2 showed a distinctive pattern of shrinkage on their scan results.

The orbitalfrontal cortex & parahippocampal were diminished, shrunk, in people who had experienced a #covid infection, compared to their pre-pandemic #brain scan. Harm to these areas is associated with:

⬇️ empathy
⬆️ aggression
⬆️ risky behavior
⬆️ Alzheimer’s
⬆️ schizophrenia
⬆️ memory issues
⬇️ navigation skill
⬇️ smell/taste acuity

🧵⬆️ more detail in this thread

Video explainer: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/iSQdBk4P-SEwM0BSG.mp4

#Samara #SamaraSARS