Social Isolation

Neanderthals' social isolation may have sped up their extinction

New Research Links Social Isolation To Lower Brain Volume

Social isolation and loss of energy: Study finds a drop in energetic arousal after social isolation for people who lived alone or reported high sociability. This suggests lowered energy could be part of a homeostatic response to the lack of social contact.

Both social isolation and loneliness are significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies and over 2 million individuals.

Alone and Exhausted: The Unexpected Energy Toll of Social Isolation

Social isolation triggers astrocyte-mediated deficits in learning and memory

Social isolation, loneliness increase risk for heart failure

Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia, new study finds

New studies suggest social isolation is a risk factor for dementia in older adults, point to ways to reduce risk

Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era: A recent paper surveys research on the negative effects of prolonged social deprivation and the multifaceted drivers of day-to-day pandemic experiences.

How Social Isolation Affects Heat Risks In Japan

Social Isolation Increases Your Risk of Dementia by 26% and Shrinks Your Brain

Social Isolation Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Issues

Social isolation linked to changes in brain structure and lower cognition ability

Social Isolation Is Worse Than Loneliness

Social Isolation Actually Changes The Structure of Our Brains, Neuroimaging Reveals

Social isolation is directly associated with later dementia

A New Study Explores The Worrying Link Between Perfectionism, Depression, And Social Isolation

Research (N = 17k) shows that compared to other early schemas (core beliefs), Shame (feeling inherently flawed and bad) and Social Isolation (feeling like you don't fit in or belong) are the biggest cognitive predictors of depression in adulthood.

New findings (pooled N = 17,830) show that the early maladaptive schemas of Social Isolation (feeling that you don't belong) and Defectiveness/Shame (feeling bad and unlovable) have the largest association with depression in adulthood.