RAF245: COVID-19 May Reduce I.Q.
- Author
- Michael Davis, Padua Podcast Network
- Published
- Wed 04 Nov 2020
- Episode Link
- https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/runningafever/RAF245.mp3
I'm sorry to interrupt our fascinating study of dementia, but this new article about COVID-19 is somewhat related and very timely, so I thought I should bring it to your attention.
Last week a report was released of a study conducted by Dr. Adam Hampshire of Imperial College London. This has been widely reported, I have some links in the show notes at http://RunningAFEVER.com/245. The results are new, so they have not been peer-reviewed. 84,000 people who had recovered from COVID-19 were studied and found to perform worse on cognitive performance tests than demographics would normally predict. The difference was found to be equivalent to a 10-year decline or an 8.5-point difference in IQ.
Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/245
