How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain | Quanta Magazine

Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact.

How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain | Quanta Magazine Home How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain Read Later Share Copied! Comments Read Later Read Later neuroscience How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain By Marta Zaraska February 28, 2023 Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact. Read Later Loneliness doesn’t just make people feel isolated. It alters their brain in ways that can hinder their ability to trust and connect to others. Kouzou Sakai for Quanta Magazine Introduction By Marta Zaraska Contributing Writer February 28, 2023 View PDF/Print M

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