Neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following infection with Covid-19
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Researchers studied this cohort vs. a vaccinated cohort with no infection. The infected cohort performed measurably worse at executive function and impulsiveness.
Notably, the researchers also scanned the participants' brains during the experiments. They found measurably lower oxygen uptake in the parts of the brain associated with executive function and impulsiveness.