Melissa in the Morning: Faster Aging Brains

A new study suggests the pandemic caused some adolescents’ brains to age much faster than they normally would. According to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the average teen girl had their brains age more than 4 years faster. For boys, the study found on average, adolescent brains aged close to a year and a half faster. Why did that happen and why was there such a stark contrast between boys’ and girls’ brains? Dr. Yann Poncin of the Yale Child Study Center answered our questions.

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