Justin Yuan
justinpyuan.bsky.social
Justin Yuan
@justinpyuan.bsky.social
Stress, brain, and development | Stanford Psych PhD | NSF GRFP | Prev: Gotlib Lab (Stanford), BrainChange Lab (UCSF)
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Excited to share our new paper in Translational Psychiatry! We show that youth who were not infected during the COVID pandemic still exhibited disrupted brain, immune, and HPA-axis functioning.

Out now in Translational Psychiatry (doi: 10.1038/s41398-025-03485-2).

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurobiological functioning in adolescents - Translational Psychiatry
Translational Psychiatry - The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurobiological functioning in adolescents
www.nature.com
This was a big team effort and doing a study during lockdown was tough. Thanks to Lauren R. Borchers, Yoonji Lee, Jessica L. Buthmann, Saché M. Coury, Julian Joachimsthaler, Emma L. Jaeger, Tiffany C. Ho, Ian H. Gotlib and our amazing participants.
August 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great point and we shared the same concern. youth were screened for infection and symptoms during recruitment.
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thanks for highlighting our study! Excited to share these findings.
August 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excited to share our new paper in Translational Psychiatry! We show that youth who were not infected during the COVID pandemic still exhibited disrupted brain, immune, and HPA-axis functioning.

Out now in Translational Psychiatry (doi: 10.1038/s41398-025-03485-2).

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurobiological functioning in adolescents - Translational Psychiatry
Translational Psychiatry - The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurobiological functioning in adolescents
www.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM