Covid on the Brain

Episode 8 of the This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg podcast, hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, titled "Covid on the Brain" was published on April 23, 2021 and runs 30 minutes.

April 23, 2021 ·30m · This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg

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What's causing the "Covid fog" and "long-haul Covid" that have been all over the news lately? Neuropsychologist Heidi Bender, PhD, and infectious disease specialist Lish Ndhlovu, MD, PhD, explain how the virus is sneaking into the brain, what it does when it gets there, and how that affects cognition, emotions, and behavior. Plus... hear firsthand from a patient who went through the fog — and came out the other side.

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