A study that began in the United States before the COVID-19 lockdown yielded some alarming results when it recommenced post-lockdown. Scientists identified a number of factors linked to the lockdowns that led to a shocking discovery: the pandemic actually accelerated brain maturation in teenagers. Furthermore, it was girls' brains more than boys' brains that had prematurely 'aged.' The dramatic findings have recently been published, and are now being studied in depth by some of the world's leading neurologists. So what exactly caused this unusual medical anomaly, and why are females more affected than males?
Click through the following gallery and find out why teen brains aged during COVID-19 lockdowns.