Do COVID-19-Related Social Quarantine and Risk Perception Result in Persistent Behaviors Due to Changes in Human Brain Structures?

authors:

avatar Ata Pourabbasi ORCID 1 , * , avatar Parastou Kordestani Moghadam ORCID 2 , avatar Sepideh Nikfarjam 3

Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khoramabad, IR Iran
Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction: Vol.9, issue 3; e104946
published online: July 6, 2020
article type: Letter
received: May 13, 2020
accepted: June 13, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.104946

how to cite: Pourabbasi A, Kordestani Moghadam P, Nikfarjam S. Do COVID-19-Related Social Quarantine and Risk Perception Result in Persistent Behaviors Due to Changes in Human Brain Structures?. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2020;9(3):e104946. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.104946.

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