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The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to 'un-social distancing'

  • Written by Kareem Clark, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
imageMaybe you're not quite feeling ready to get back out there.Grace Cary/Moment via Getty Images

With COVID-19 vaccines working and restrictions lifting across the country, it’s finally time for those now vaccinated who’ve been hunkered down at home to ditch the sweatpants and reemerge from their Netflix caves. But your brain may not be so...

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