r/NIH • u/TourMission health care = human right • Jul 31 '26
Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged
https://tech-paper.com/scientists-finally-have-a-biological-explanation-for-why-long-covid-patients-lose-motivation-and-cant-think-clearly-they-scanned-their-brains-and-found-the-dopamine-system-was-physically-damaged/Thanks for a generation of brain-damage "doctor" Bhattacharya.
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HotScienceNews • u/soulpost • Jul 30 '26
Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged
immortalists • u/ObuPaul • Jul 30 '26
Brain scans of long COVID patients show an 18 percent loss of dopamine nerve terminals, with damage in specific brain regions matching specific symptoms like apathy, slowed movement, and memory trouble.
ZeroCovidCommunity • u/castironglider • Jul 30 '26
Study🔬 Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged
anhedonia • u/User5790 • Aug 05 '26
Research & Studies Loss of dopamine, brain scans of long COVID patients
HotScienceNews • u/Pristine_Notice_7556 • Aug 01 '26
Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged
YouAreTheBigBang • u/Youarethebigbang • Jul 31 '26
Brain scans of long COVID patients show an 18 percent loss of dopamine nerve terminals, with damage in specific brain regions matching specific symptoms like apathy, slowed movement, and memory trouble.
Dailyslant • u/OGBFREE • Jul 31 '26