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Dr Chun Shen is a postdoctoral research fellow in Fudan University. Her background is biomedical engineering and psychology. She is interested in neurobiological mechanisms of ADHD and its comorbidity such as sleep problems. She is also interested in physical and mental health outcomes of social factors such as social isolation and loneliness.

Ukraine doomscrolling can harm your cognition as well as your mood – here’s what to do about it

What use are we in helping to solve difficult global challenges if we’re so depressed and cognitively depleted that we can’t think of the best actions to take? Ukraine doomscrolling can harm your cognition as well as your mood. Professors Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Chun Shen and Jianfeng Feng describe their research findings on what to do about it.

Subjects: Healthcare, KM, Social Media