Guest: Kareem Clark, post-doctoral associate in neuroscience at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

With all the time in COVID-related lockdown, you and your brain are likely out of practice at social interactions. Studies and research have shown even short periods of social isolation can have detrimental effects, including our mental abilities. The good news is the brain can quickly adapt to new efforts to socialize, something to keep in mind as the world reopens and there are more opportunities to reunite.

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