Sex differences in effects of lockdown on brains of girls and boys

[ArabellaScott]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/09/covid-lockdowns-prematurely-aged-girls-brains-more-than-boys-study-finds

'Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.
MRI scans found evidence of premature brain ageing in both boys and girls, but girls’ brains appeared on average 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years older for boys.

It is unclear whether the changes have negative consequences, but the findings have raised concerns that they might affect adolescents’ mental health and potential to learn.
“We were shocked by these data, that the difference is so dramatic,” said Prof Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington, in Seattle.'

Probably needs to be approached with some caution.
https://x.com/ginarippon1/status/1833509684722209091?t=egKfoVQVDBjk5Ux10cxdVw&s=19

Anyone notice that this wasn't a longitudinal study? That no measures were taken of the kind of lockdown these children had experienced? And check out how many were actually tested! Teen Girls’ Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds

Surely girls brains mature quicker than boys anyhow? At least, that’s what I’ve always believed.

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Thanks, just grabbed this quickly and posted for interest, but those are good points!