Study links childhood adversity to stress, sleep loss, and later attention deficits. Early-life adversity in mice caused lasting attention issues in males, not females, revealing a brain mechanism underlying it: an imbalance in dopamine receptors
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Boston Children's Hospital
Adversity, stress, sleep loss, and attention
New work provides insights into how early neglect and sleep deprivation can each lead to problems with attention – especially in boys.
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Brain connectivity deviations linked to social challenges in boys with autism. Study found that variations in the connections between brain networks involved in attention and self-reflection were associated with challenges in social awareness, communication, and understanding social cues.
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PsyPost
Brain connectivity deviations linked to social challenges in boys with autism
Scientists have developed a new method to understand autism by studying individual variations in brain connectivity.
Attention deficits may linger for months in COVID-19 survivors, even after physical recovery. Many individuals who were hospitalized with COVID-19 continue to show signs of impaired attention up to three months after discharge. 🧠💔📅
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PsyPost
Attention deficits may linger for months in COVID-19 survivors, even after physical recovery
Many people hospitalized with COVID-19 still had trouble focusing and reacting quickly three months after discharge, even if they seemed physically recovered. These attention problems could affect daily tasks like driving or working.
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