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Mounting research shows that Covid-19 significantly lowers IQ
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#12So that’s why I feel dumber these days
Nah it's all the Netflix, YouTube and HN :)
Re: Mounting research shows that Covid-19 significantly lowers IQ
#13Only 3 points though! And most people have had covid, so it's an even playing field!
3 points _on average_ It’s troubling. Who knows how deep the rabbit hole goes?
From the article:
> In the same study, those who had mild and resolved COVID-19 showed cognitive decline equivalent to a three-point loss of IQ. In comparison, those with unresolved persistent symptoms, such as people with persistent shortness of breath or fatigue, had a six-point loss in IQ. Those who had been admitted to the intensive care unit for COVID-19 had a nine-point loss in IQ. Reinfection with the virus contributed an additional two-point loss in IQ, as compared with no reinfection.
That is troubling
Re: Mounting research shows that Covid-19 significantly lowers IQ
#14From the study the article is about: "participants who had recovered from Covid-19 in whom symptoms had resolved in less than 4 weeks or at least 12 weeks had similar small deficits in global cognition as compared with those in the no–Covid-19 group".
So no, it doesn't apply to everyone that has ever caught covid. It's only (allegedly) people who had multiple months of "symptoms" post-covid that had a change in cognitive ability.
Re: Mounting research shows that Covid-19 significantly lowers IQ
#15So that’s why I feel dumber these days
If I get COVID one more time my IQ will be negative :(