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·June 28, 2022·6 min read

How the Pandemic and Social Distancing Have Changed Our Perception of Time

A new study reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the perception of time for many people. Researchers say people felt time passed more slowly during COVID lockdowns. This "time expansion" was associated with increased feelings of loneliness and a lack of positive experience during the early parts of the COVID pandemic.

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·July 10, 2021·5 min read

The Neuroscience Behind Why Your Brain May Need Time to Adjust to ‘Un-Social Distancing’

Over 50% of people surveyed reporting they feel uneasy about returning to in-person interactions, regardless of vaccination status, following covid lockdowns. Researchers share their thoughts on how social isolation and resocialization could impact the brain.

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·December 2, 2020·4 min read

What Social Distancing Does to a Brain

Researchers report alterations in specific genes are associated with time in social isolation.

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·August 28, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump

The source of coronavirus public health messaging plays a role in how effective it is. When the president's name was associated with the message, the effectiveness of the message decreased, not just compared to other sources, but even when there was no source at all.

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·July 7, 2020·2 min read

COVID-19 Spreads Ten Meters or More by Breathing

Aerosolized coronavirus microdroplets remain in the air and pose a risk of exposure beyond the recommended 6-foot area for social distancing.

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·June 10, 2020·3 min read

Will lockdown loneliness make us loners?

Social preference in isolated zebrafish is caused by stress and anxiety, not observed anti-social patterns.

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·June 10, 2020·3 min read

Researchers forecast stable, slightly declining levels of COVID-19 entering fall

New coronavirus model finds case spread is concave, meaning the impact of one more infected person diminishes as more people become infected.

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·June 6, 2020·3 min read

The neurobiology of social distance: Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival and longevity

Study explores the wide-ranging, negative effects of social isolation on both psychological and physiological well-being.

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·May 19, 2020·3 min read

Six feet not far enough to stop coronavirus transmission in light winds

A new study reveals the recommended 6 foot of distance to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 may not be enough. Researchers report that even with a slight breeze of 4 KPH, saliva and cough droplets travel 18 feet per 5 seconds.

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·May 3, 2020·4 min read

Lockdown singing: the science of why music helps us connect in isolation

Researchers explore how and why music is helping to keep us all connected during the coronavirus lockdown.

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·April 28, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19: Study recommends social distancing stay in place until summer

Despite the push for the country to reopen, researchers warn social distancing measures should remain in effect until the summer to avoid a potential deadly resurgence of coronavirus. A new model shows that as more emphasis is placed on relaxing social distancing, a resurgence of COVID-19 infections becomes more likely and will be more difficult to control later in the year.

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·April 26, 2020·3 min read

COVID-19: The downside of social distancing

Social distancing, while essential for public health during the coronavirus pandemic, thwarts the human impulse to draw together in times of danger.

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Key Factors Identified for Regeneration of Brain Tissue

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