r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Sep 09 '24

Neuroscience Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds. MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/09/covid-lockdowns-prematurely-aged-girls-brains-more-than-boys-study-finds
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u/praefectus_praetorio Sep 09 '24

My 16 year old, then 12, went downhill during lockdowns and now post Covid. In education and I think also mental health. It’s been a struggle.

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u/n8dom Sep 10 '24

My son's social life took the biggest hit. He's introverted and was just beginning to make friends at school when the lockdowns happened. We've started the process over.

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u/Komm Sep 10 '24

Hell, I'm an adult and an introvert, and covid basically ended what little social life I had. Still trying to fix that but no real luck.

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u/onTrees Sep 10 '24

Extroverted introvert here. I loved Covid lockdowns. I got to interact with my friends a lot more than I did in person. Was amazing and still is. Also now I work from home.