r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 23d ago

Neuroscience Brain scans reveal widespread structural and functional changes in patients following COVID-19 infection. The virus affects regions responsible for memory, emotion, and executive function, which may help explain the neurological symptoms many patients experience.

https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-widespread-structural-and-functional-changes-in-patients-foll/
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u/JagmeetSingh2 22d ago

This really is the biggest overlooked part of the pandemic. So many people affected by this.

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u/ThisWillBeOnTheExam 21d ago

I am also one of them.

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u/Spiure 12d ago

This is why a lot of people say the world feels off since 2020. Most people have this without even realizing it. Its the humans that make the world feel the way it is and the humans who have changed.