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Loneliness Erases Nearly 6 Healthy Years

2 weeks ago

Summary: A massive observational study of more than 277,000 adults reveals that loneliness and social isolation significantly shorten disease-free life expectancy, stripping men of nearly six years and women of…

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Loneliness Drives Teens to Seek Rewards

1 year ago

Summary: A new study reveals that adolescents are highly sensitive to even brief periods of social isolation, showing a sharp increase in motivation to seek rewards after just a few…

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Music Sparks Social Imagination and Eases Loneliness

1 year ago

Summary: A large-scale study with 600 participants shows that music can genuinely evoke feelings of companionship by sparking social imagination. When participants listened to folk music, they imagined vivid social…

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Social Connections Key to Borderline Personality Disorder Therapy

2 years ago

Summary: Loneliness plays a central role in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and often persists even when clinical symptoms subside. Current treatments, such as dialectical behavior therapy, fail to fully address…

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Balancing Act: The Mixed Blessings of Solitude on Mental Health

3 years ago

Summary: A new study examines the nuanced impact of solitude on mental health among adults aged 35 and older in the UK and US. Tracking 178 participants over 21 days,…

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Loneliness Merges Real and Fictional Friends in the Brain

3 years ago

Summary: Researchers discovered that lonely fans of “Game of Thrones” processed their favorite characters similarly to real friends in their brains. By using fMRI scans while participants considered the traits…

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The Lonely Brain: Unraveling the Neuroscience and Psychology of Isolation

3 years ago

Summary: The neuroscience and psychology of loneliness have provided fascinating insights into this pervasive issue, revealing its profound effects on our brain and mental health. Research has shown that loneliness…

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Brainwaves: Neuroscience News Top Five Insights This Week – July 2, 2023

3 years ago

Summary: In this week’s round-up of top neuroscience breakthroughs, machine learning has been utilized to predict patterns of repetitive negative thinking, potentially revolutionizing depression treatment. A link has been discovered…

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