Covid-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain

Covid-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain
The team found marked differences in gray matter – or the neurons that process information in the brain – between those who had been infected with COVID-19 and those who had not. By Numstocker/Shutterstock
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Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.

As a cognitive neuroscientist, I have focused in my past research on understanding how normal brain changes related to aging affect people’s ability to think and move – particularly in middle age and beyond.
Jessica Bernard
Jessica Bernard
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Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
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