Teen Girls’ Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds
New York Times September 10, 2024
Filed in: Health & Wellbeing
A new study suggests that adolescent brains may have matured more rapidly during the pandemic. Ron Dahl, founding director of CDA and host of the CDA’s Adaptivity podcast, spoke with New York Times reporter Ellen Barry about why we shouldn’t jump to negative conclusions about what these changes mean.
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