Coronavirus: the pandemic is changing our brains – here are the remedies
BARBARA JACQUELYN SAHAKIAN, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge CHRISTELLE LANGLEY, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge DENIZ VATANSEVER, Junior Principal Investigator, Fudan University WHETHER you have contracted COVID-19 or not, your brain is likely to have changed over the past few months. The virus itself can cause a number of neurological problems, along with anxiety and depression. The isolation and worry caused by the pandemic can similarly alter our brain chemistry and cause mood disorders. In our new paper, published in Neuropsychopharmacology Reviews, we have investigated how to best overcome the brain changes linked to the…