Lockdowns, whilst necessary, were presumably bad for our brains on several fronts:
- they reduced social stimulation
- they increased repetitive behaviour
- layoffs and furloughs led to isolation
In addition there was a lot of screen time across all demographics. My uninformed opinion is that the repetitive and confirmatory nature of digital entertainment makes it a kind of cognitive "junk food"
There's also "anecdata" about COVID kids and even pets that have had challenges catching up with a post-lockdown world. I don't know how clear the evidence is, though.
Lockdowns, whilst necessary, were presumably bad for our brains on several fronts:
- they reduced social stimulation
- they increased repetitive behaviour
- layoffs and furloughs led to isolation
In addition there was a lot of screen time across all demographics. My uninformed opinion is that the repetitive and confirmatory nature of digital entertainment makes it a kind of cognitive "junk food"
There's also "anecdata" about COVID kids and even pets that have had challenges catching up with a post-lockdown world. I don't know how clear the evidence is, though.