Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain aging, studies suggest

Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by sneak on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @02:53AM (#40061321)

I have a very math-heavy competitive hobby which I found myself suddenly very bad at (relative to my previous performance) for 6-8 weeks after all my other covid symptoms were gone.

I appear to have recovered within 90 days, but I don’t know if I was left with permanent damage or not. I had no way to objectively test.

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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by yyyfb on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:12AM (#40061464)

Your competitive performance level seems like a pretty objective way to test

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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by regularfry on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @04:59AM (#40062113)

I've noticed this with bullet chess, although not with reference to COVID specifically. My rating (such as it is) is extremely sensitive to mental health issues.

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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by sneak on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:13PM (#40066714)

There’s too much noise in the signal, and it’s also a skill gradient that I have been climbing for years. I don’t have enough samples to compare, and the samples don’t share enough similar context anymore.

If covid was a bioweapon, it was a very well-planned one.

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