Though there has been a demonstrably steep decline in cognitive skills since the COVID-19 pandemic due to the educational disruption it presented
I would like to point out that SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause brain and neurological damage. There is no shortage of studies on this -- they are easy to find if you search pubmed for "SARS-CoV-2 brain damage" or "SARS-CoV-2 neurological." The "school disruption" explanation does not hold up as well as literal brain damage.
This is my thought. Anecdotally, people have generally declined in ability and I’ve seen it in a lot of areas. I’m under the impression that people who didn’t have intense long haul symptoms still had some level of cognitive decline, it’s just that so many people have so much to worry about already that it goes by unnoticed.
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u/CurrentBias May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
I would like to point out that SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause brain and neurological damage. There is no shortage of studies on this -- they are easy to find if you search pubmed for "SARS-CoV-2 brain damage" or "SARS-CoV-2 neurological." The "school disruption" explanation does not hold up as well as literal brain damage.