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Dana G Smith
Dana G Smith

Mar 24, 2021

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YOUR POOR PANDEMIC BRAIN

How to Build a More Resilient Brain

Your executive control center has helped your mental health survive the pandemic thus far. Here’s how to strengthen it for the future.

Illustration: Carolyn Figel

A lot has been written (including by this reporter) about the mental health toll of the pandemic, and for good…

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