‘Social isolation can transform a mouse’s brain. Among other behaviours, mice kept alone for two weeks become hypersensitive to a threat, freezing, and staying that way, long after the threat is over.
A flurry of surveys this week would suggest we’re all becoming similarly unhinged by COVID-19.’
Ben Barfett is an Alberta-based WCB advocate and disability management consultant with nearly a decade of experience working directly inside the workers' compensation system. He has successfully represented clients at the Appeals Commission, the DRDRB, and other provincial tribunals across Western Canada — with many of those decisions published on CanLII. Blue Collar serves both injured workers and employers across Alberta and Western Canada.
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