corona19 Study finds lockdown causes adolescent girls’ brains to age earlier than boys’.
9Day(Local time) USA CNN According to foreign media, a research team led by Professor Patricia Cool of the University of Washington in the United States found that adolescent brain maturation was slower in women due to the pandemic lockdown. 4.2year, Men 1.2It was announced that it has become faster by the year.
The research team 2018participated in the study for years 9~17Three teenagers 160The brain of a person 2021Years later, MRI(MRI) They reported that they obtained these results by analyzing the thickness of the cerebral cortex by filming it with a device..
The research team The cerebral cortex thinned much faster than expected, they explained.. The cerebral cortex is language, long term memory, Responsible for perception and judgment. As Alzheimer’s disease worsens, this layer of the cerebral cortex thins..
Also, as we age, our skin naturally becomes thinner. 10It gradually gets thinner over time. Anxiety and stress are major factors that increase the rate at which the cerebral cortex thins..
Women showed thinning of the cerebral cortex throughout both the left and right hemispheres, but men showed thinning only in the visual cortex region..
The research team “This appears to be due to differences in the importance of social interaction between female and male students.”as “Social interaction as a way for girls to relieve stress, Especially because we rely more on conversations about problems with friends.”He said.
Dr. Cool “The pandemic 10It was a test bed that showed how vulnerable the brain of a teenager is.”as “The findings raise new questions about what it means to accelerate the brain’s aging process.”I pointed it out.
The results of this study were published in the international academic journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS)was featured in.
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