Updated May 7, 2021 at 5:52 AM ET
In recent weeks, Dr. Kali Cyrus has struggled with periods of exhaustion. I am taking a nap in between patients, says Cyrus, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University. I m going to bed earlier. It s hard to even just get out of bed. I don t feel like being active again.
Exhaustion is also one of the top complaints she hears from her patients these days. They say things like, It s just so hard to get out of bed or I ve been misplacing things more often, she says.
Some patients tell Cyrus they ve been making mistakes at work. Some tell her they can barely turn on the TV. All I want to do is stare at the ceiling. Others say they are more irritable.
Genes Linked to Self-Awareness in Modern Humans Were Less Common in Neandertals
Brain networks for memory and planning may have set us apart from Neandertals and chimps
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Neandertal woman was re-created and built by Dutch artists Adrie and Alfons Kennis. They used replicas of a pelvis and cranial anatomy from female Neandertals for authenticity. The Neandertal is shown in comparison with a modern woman. Credit: Joe McNally
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Our creative powers may explain why we have been around for the past 40,000 years and Neandertals have not. Also, traits that stand out in modern humans may provide clues as to why we have maneuvered a helicopter on Mars while chimpanzees have only engaged in the most basic tool use.
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