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How does loneliness affect our brains?
Long before the world had ever heard of covid-19, Kay Tye set out to answer a question that has taken on new resonance in the age of social distancing: When people feel lonely, do they crave social interactions in the same way a hungry person craves food? And could she and her colleagues detect and measure this “hunger” in the neural circuits of the brain?
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In The Midst Of The Pandemic, Loneliness Has Leveled Out
Studies suggest that we are finding ways to connect even amid quarantine
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Psychologists reveal 2 simple methods to fight the effects of loneliness
Working from home can start to feel isolating, leading to loneliness, which can have negative health effects, according to researchers. Fortunately, there are ways to combat it.
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How Social Isolation Affects the Brain
Absence of human contact is associated with declines in cognitive function. But as the COVID-19 pandemic brings concerns about the potential harms of isolation to the fore, researchers are still hunting for concrete evidence of a causal role as well as possible mechanisms.
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I Was Isolated for a Year in Antarctica—Here’s What Surprised Me Most When I Came Back
While you may not have been quite this isolated over the last few months, reentry into life after lockdown might be bumpier than you expect.
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The Lonely Social Brain
A new study finds differences in how lonelier people's brains represent others.
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Loneliness Reflected in Neural Mapping of Relationships
Even before the COVID pandemic, many experts posited that loneliness was itself an American epidemic. Now, many fear the reduction in social contact may especially affect those populations most vulnerable to isolation and loneliness. Now, emerging research explores the manner in which the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one’s self.
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Forced Social Isolation Causes Neural Craving Similar to Hunger
New research highlights the profound effect of severe social isolation on the brain
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‘I live alone at sea. Here's how to be happy in isolation’
Our lives have changed radically but we can adapt, says a former Guardian journalist who has lived alone on a boat for three years – and learned to love it
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Research reveals pitfalls of working from home
It’s not just isolation and loneliness - research shows working from home is far worse for team cohesion and innovation than working in the office: says Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Dr Libby Sander of Bond Business School.
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LONELINESS AND ADDICTION
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Loneliness is on the rise and younger workers and social media users feel it most, Cigna survey finds
American workers are feeling more isolated, and younger workers are experiencing loneliness more so than their older co-workers, according to a new Cigna study.
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Younger generations are lonelier and social media doesn't help, survey finds
Loneliness is on the rise and millennials and members of Generation Z are lonelier than older generations, according to a new survey. The Cigna 2020 Loneliness Index is based on a questionnaire answered by more than 10,400 people.
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Most Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping
A new survey of 10,000 Americans finds 61% of us are lonely. Young people, men and those new at their jobs are some of the hardest hit.
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The rise of Japan's 'super solo' culture
From cocktails to karaoke, more Japanese people are going it alone. What's causing the huge change in the traditionally group-oriented country?
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Video Games Can Boost Emotional Health and Reduce Loneliness
When you think of video games in the context of mental health, what comes to mind? For most people, the association is not a positive one. Concerns have been raised about video games causing violence; gaming culture being sexist, racist, and homophobic; and whether video game addiction
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Loneliness Is Fatal. Video Games Can Keep Men Alive.
MEN ARE LONELY, or so we’ve heard. Not from our friends—that would require actually sharing our feelings, which we’re not great at—but from an endless cascade of think pieces and scientific studies sounding the alarm on the growing crisis of male loneliness. Reluctant to engage with other men on anything that could make us seem vulnerable or too needy, we’ve been forcing the women in our lives to shovel our shit, becoming “emotional gold diggers” in the process.
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Loneliness Is Fatal. Video Games Can Keep Men Alive.
MEN ARE LONELY, or so we’ve heard. Not from our friends—that would require actually sharing our feelings, which we’re not great at—but from an endless cascade of think pieces and scientific studies sounding the alarm on the growing crisis of male loneliness. Reluctant to engage with other men on anything that could make us seem vulnerable or too needy, we’ve been forcing the women in our lives to shovel our shit, becoming “emotional gold diggers” in the process.
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It’s Official – Spending Time Outside is Good For You
Summary: A new study backs up previous findings that spending time outside and living close to nature has significant physical and mental health benefits.
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Lonely, socially anxious Millennials are more likely to use dating apps compulsively, study finds
A new study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships suggests that lonely individuals may be at particular risk.
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