Kalina Michalska

Psychology professor; director, UC Riverside’s Kids Interaction and NeuroDevelopment Lab

Psychology professor and director of UC Riverside’s Kids Interaction and NeuroDevelopment Lab

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Brains of teen girls rapidly aged during the pandemic, outpacing boys’ cognitive development, according to a new study from the University of Washington.

Rapid brain aging: COVID isolation and its impacts on teen girls

Brains of teen girls rapidly aged during the pandemic, outpacing boys’ cognitive development, according to a new study from the University of Washington.

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