New research indicates Covid-19 appears to affect memory less than other aspects of cognition

Covid-19 appears to affect memory less than other aspects of cognition | New Scientist People who have had covid-19 can have lingering impairments in multiple aspects of cognition, but memory appears to be less affected #author.fullName} New Scientist

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While it is now well accepted that covid-19 can cause lingering declines in cognition, among other symptoms, most previous studies assessing this used tests meant for evaluating dementia. “These tests don’t provide very subtle measures, and they don’t really measure a variety of brain functions,” says Conor Wild at Western University in Ontario, Canada

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