LA Times Today: How COVID changes the brain
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Nearly two years into this pandemic, we’ve learned that COVID affects more than just the lungs. It also causes a disconcerting array of cognitive and psychiatric problems. And doctors now suspect the coronavirus is mounting a direct attack on the brain.
Dr. Maura Boldrini, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, says new research could have far-reaching implications for other mental illnesses beyond COVID.
Dr. Maura Boldrini, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, says new research could have far-reaching implications for other mental illnesses beyond COVID.