Alarming Study Finds Cognitive Deficits in Those Who Had Even Mild COVID Cases| Amanpour and Company

COVID-19's long-term effects on the brain are causing concern among scientists -- among them, Dr. Adam Hampshire. He is a cognitive neuroscientist at Imperial College London. Hampshire's latest research, published in The Lancet medical journal, associates coronavirus with a decrease in reasoning and problem solving abilities. He breaks down his findings with Hari Sreenivasan.

Originally aired on August 5, 2021.

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[calmheart]

The “brain fog” is just one of the symptoms of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia that we have been telling about for years, but no one would listen.

[kbone]

Great interview, and with an extremely knowledgable and sober researcher who can just lay it out so clearly and methodically. I truly wish more news organizations would make material like this available. Well done!

[cvdfcri]

Thank you, Amanpour and Company, for sharing this talk.
Please, dearest Team : Stay healthy. ✨🍀✨

[rachelrobinson]

Cognitive underperformance is an understatement. I have long haul Covid symptoms and my new low ability to cope with stress, my drastically limited planning ability and other cognitive delays are dramatically impacting my life. I don't know if I can even continue to teach. It is demoralizing, frustrating and quite overwhelming. Although I may not have been batting 100 to begin with, my long haul symptoms came on with Covid, not before. I never had ringing in my ears before, severe headaches, brain fog, or this level of confusion or brain fog.

[marthasanders]

What he is describing is very typical of post-viral syndromes in general. Maybe this research will help people who have been suffering from the after effects of other viruses, such as Epstein-Barr, for 40 or 50 years or more.

[YesItsMeGuys]

Its a pleasure listening to two intelligent people having a conversation for a change .

[elaineberg]

When you have a disease that attacks your cognitive abilities, you are going to suffer frustration for the rest of your life. This is a bad side effect if this disease. If people are cognitive challenged, society is going to suffer.

[copernicofelinis]

Wow! A journalist who did his homework and poses intelligent questions to drive a structured explanation of the topic so that a layman can understand it.

Take note, this is what a real professional should look like.

[inthehouse]

I measure cognition for a living and this information needs to be shared with diagnosticians so we know what we're dealing with. Really frightening.

[TimMaloneyNMactor]

I really enjoy the Gentleman interviewer here, always prepared, insightful and leads with a calming demeanor . Great interview .

[Lynn.Panadero]

What is curious is that I’ve been dealing with these symptoms for years due to fibromyalgia.

[jnanashakti]

As someone with what my doctors warmly refer to as "SEVERE ADHD, " these cognitive changes sound similar to what I simply live with every day. I don't recommend it. It's not a good time. **Shudders at the idea of more of the population having to deal with what I deal with every day.**

[dallshaw]

As if people weren't lacking enough already.

[prestachuck]

Not only is Dr. Hampshire a brilliant doctor, he also has great taste in musical instruments! Gibson Flying V electric guitar and a Tune Bass Maniac electric bass.

[janicejames]

This guy is so low key in his delivery in contact to the powerful content of his material.
I am truly impressed.
Scared also for the implications.

[tenderheart]

It feels like files have been removed from my brain. I can’t even pay attention to a YouTube video. Math-forget it.

[janmiller]

Makes it particularly worrying to imagine younger children, who cannot be vaccinated and will be going back to school (often with unvaccinated fellow students, teachers, and staff), could end up with lifelong serious medical issues due to the pandemic. It's sad that so many people in positions of power and so many ill-informed parents care more about imagined rights than about our children's health. :(

[Betzabeth]

after eighteen months I am learning to walk again and difficult to speak this is not a joke!!

[fabiosunspot]

He's right, I've been having lots of problems remembering, brain fog, pain in the muscle and wanting to sleep all the time, you are not the same after covid.

[annsanse]

i'm wondering what will be the long-term impact of covid. the spanish flu left its mark on the children of mothers who were exposed and survived.