Socially isolated people have differently wired brains and poorer cognition – new research - The Conversation

6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Chun Shen, Jianfeng Feng
by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Chun Shen, Jianfeng Feng
Socially isolated people have poorer cognition, including in memory and reaction time.
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