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Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)

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MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected, compared with 1.4 years for boys

Study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2403200121

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I can believe overall that group of kids (generation?) got damaged in some way, some more than others due to the age/grade and the loss of interactions that help children grow socially. Maybe because girls are more social at those ages that boys? I don't know if there's anything to support that and it's just some stereotype of how grade school girls are.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Girls are also more likely to get forced into chores and caring for siblings.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

Great point.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Only if you are living in the 60's

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

It's a pretty common thing in many cultures. Even among less conservative people gender biases are common.

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