Specific brain regions respond in opposing ways when exposed to emotional stimuli associated with loneliness and wisdom.
Higher levels of cortical amyloid levels linked to loneliness and an increased Alzheimer's risk, according to a new study.
Both wisdom and loneliness appear to be influenced by microbial diversity within the gut, a new study reports.
Study reveals lonely people showed reduced activity in the anterior insular cortex, an area of the brain associated with trust formation. The anterior insular cortex was less prominently connected to other brain regions in those who expressed feelings of loneliness.
Loneliness alters how the brain represents relationships, a new study reports.
Study reports a three-fold increased risk of developing dementia in older adults with no genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, who experience social isolation and loneliness.
Loneliness increases self centeredness while being self centered contributes to feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.
People with social anxiety have increased amygdala activity during social decision making, and reduced activity in the nucleus accumbens during social feedback. Those who are lonely did not experience the same alterations as those with social anxiety, suggesting loneliness is a unique condition.
People with Parkinson's disease who have less social interaction are at greater risk for developing more severe symptoms of the disease than those who are less lonely.
Lonely people are 24 percent more likely to feel tired and have a harder time concentrating, a new study reports.
Researchers provide further evidence that social isolation can increase the risk of developing dementia in older people.
According to a new study, the risk for feeling lonely is partially due to genetics and these genes are also associated with neuroticism and depression.
