BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Covid And Cognition - Dr Lucy Cheke\, Psychology
DTSTART:20210511T150000Z
DTEND:20210511T160000Z
UID:TALK156985@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Dr Dervila Glynn
DESCRIPTION:Theme: *Adaptive Brain Computations*\n\nONS figures suggest th
 at at least 10% of individuals suffering COVID-19 Infection continue to ex
 perience several weeks after testing positive\, and other studies report t
 he proportions as even higher (e.g. Logue et al.\, 2021). One of the most 
 prevalent reported symptoms among these "Long Covid" sufferers is cognitiv
 e dysfunction (Davis et al.\, 2020).  However\, to date the cognitive sequ
 elae of COVID-19 are little understood. There are a number of reasons why 
 COVID-19 infection might be associated with cognitive impairment and menta
 l illness (e.g. Bougakov et al.\, 2020). In particular\, increasing eviden
 ce indicates inflammation (e.g. Huang et al.\, 2020) and dysfunctional clo
 tting (e.g. Taquet et al.\, 2021) as issues of major concern\, both of whi
 ch have been previously linked to a range of cognitive deficits (e.g. Vint
 imilla et al.\, 2019\; Cumming et al.\, 2013). Indeed\, evidence is beginn
 ing to emerge that cognitive issues may be widespread in the post-infectio
 n period\, particularly among hospitalised and ventilated patients (e.g. H
 ampshire et al.\, 2020\; Alemanno et al\,. 2020). Here I shall present "Ho
 t off the [SPSS]Press" results from a study on memory and cognition follow
 ing COVID infection in a non-hospitalized cohort. \n\nLucy Cheke is a Lect
 urer in the Psychology Department and head of the "Cognition and Motivated
  Behaviour" Lab. Her research explores various aspects of learning and mem
 ory\, and in the past few years has focussed particularly on the associati
 on between memory and obesity.\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nh
 ttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoceyrrzIoGdDFXAmRBNw3aVQdysHWED
 x7 \n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containin
 g information about joining the meeting.
LOCATION:Register on Zoom - link in abstract
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR