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"Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons"
A small Canadian study of 24 people with Long COVID found signs that dopamine-releasing neurons may be damaged. Those with bigger changes had worse memory, slower movement and less motivation.
sciencealert.com
Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons
Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.
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"I'll just warn you now. I don't know how to use a computer."
[Bottom: 2014 Sailor Moon Crystal's Usagi typing on a laptop.]
"I should tell you, I still don't know how to use a computer."
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