Children’s brain development rely on interaction with other kids. sutadimages/Shutterstock February 12, 2021 How the pandemic may damage children’s social intelligence Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge; Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge; Fei Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Jianfeng Feng, Fudan University Children aren't just losing out on education as a result of the pandemic.