The COVID-19 pandemic comes with plenty of peripheral consequences. One may be advanced memory loss.
It’s not that the virus infects your brain. Instead, it can make it extremely difficult to maintain what scientists call “positive affect.”
Positive Affect Can Slow Memory Loss
New research links the cheerfulness of our disposition to the quality of our memory
It can take a conscious effort to stay upbeat, but doing so could help preserve your memory. That's a compelling reason to make some happy memories. Antevasin Nguyen/Shutterstock
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Devon Andre holds a bachelor's in forensic science from the University of Windsor in Canada and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Andre is a journalist for Bel Marra Health, which first published this article.
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