An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic has revealed that the ongoing decline in their cognitive abilities is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points

The cognitive abilities of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic remain lower than expected, even years later, and there is some evidence that this is forcing them to change jobs.

“What we found is that the average cognitive deficit was equivalent to 10 IQ points, based on what would be expected for their age, et cetera,” says Maxime Taquet at the University of Oxford.

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Long covid sufferer here, my video game skills have taken a hard drop in the last year, and I’m fucking terrified honestly.

Not just action, but cognitive games as well.

FUCK

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Time to play boardgames then

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The good ones are cognitive games.

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What are we in, the 1900s?

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Guys, he doesn’t know about the resurgence of boardgames and that we’re in a boardgaming golden age!

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git gud

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git well soon ❤️

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But then git gud

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