Results: Study says the pandemic 'aged our brains'
Published on 07/29/2025
Source: https://talker.news/2025/07/22/pandemic-aged-our-brains-even-if-you-never-got-covid-19/
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A new study found that living through the pandemic may have aged our brains faster — even without infection.Do you think the stress of the pandemic affected your mental or cognitive health?
Yes, significantly
14%
386 votes
Yes, somewhat
30%
817 votes
No, not really
32%
853 votes
No, not at all
24%
644 votes
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What do you think contributed most to pandemic-related brain strain or aging (even if not infected)? Social isolation and loneliness
24%
646 votes
Uncertainty and anxiety
28%
769 votes
Disruption to routine and lifestyle
18%
473 votes
Financial or work-related stress
8%
228 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
79 votes
Not Applicable
19%
505 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| All of the above | 0.50% | 11 |
| 0.46% | 10 | |
| all the above | 0.09% | 2 |
| A combination of all of the above. | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I honestly was not stressed or worried about a thing during the pandemic. It was actually nice being home with my kids. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Covid itself. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Leftists who lied to us and used this as an excuse to control our behavior | 0.05% | 1 |
| stress from being around those who would not get a vaccine or mask | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above, combined | 0.05% | 1 |
| Advancement of AI and SE work over the technology in Nato | 0.05% | 1 |
| People starting watching too much news & social media | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of these did | 0.05% | 1 |
| The vaccine | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think it would vary from person to person. | 0.05% | 1 |
| wearing a mask, going into the store, where other people weren't. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Forced mandated vaccines | 0.05% | 1 |
| Trump's lies and manipulations | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| A mix of all the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| Loss of family | 0.05% | 1 |
| powerlessness | 0.05% | 1 |
| This is more bullshlt to invent problems about the pandemic when it was not that huge with you and it was a relaxing time to take time off from having to go out on the streets and interact with tons of people I loved the hibernation time being at hom | 0.05% | 1 |
| government lies and crap | 0.05% | 1 |
| Being idiotic enough to fall for all the crap and lies about it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| The virus itself causing brain damage | 0.05% | 1 |
| Too much self-medication. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Numerous factors combined. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Is this a real thing? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Worry you may get sick | 0.05% | 1 |
| A combination of the first 4 listed | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mandates | 0.05% | 1 |
| For others? Unwillingness to see trough lies perpetrated against people willing to examine faulty "truth" claims in a run-up to further totalitarianism--and hypocrisy-among ruling elites | 0.05% | 1 |
| Liberal tears developed and its mental illness abounds ever since | 0.05% | 1 |
| Stupid Trumpers | 0.05% | 1 |
| LAZINESS | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above and then some. | 0.05% | 1 |
| media coverage of the pandemic and negative info from WHO | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Any and all of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of it | 0.05% | 1 |
| getting sick from the pandemic | 0.05% | 1 |
| All four reasons | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of those above if one was affected. I was not. | 0.05% | 1 |
| All the above and stress on relationships | 0.05% | 1 |
| The brain washing from fauci and the biden idiots | 0.05% | 1 |
| Infection | 0.05% | 1 |
| a little of all of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of above! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Stress caused by any of the above. | 0.05% | 1 |
| A variety of factors | 0.05% | 1 |
| being isolated when you live alone | 0.05% | 1 |
| "Dr." Fauci | 0.05% | 1 |
| death of family members...my 97 yrs old mother died from it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I do not agree with this analysis, it's nonsense | 0.05% | 1 |
| Government telling me I can t go out after 9pm. It was disgusting how they controlled us | 0.05% | 1 |
| vaccine side effects | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mine was directly from Covid! | 0.05% | 1 |
| political divide | 0.05% | 1 |
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