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November 2021 PMID 34541813

Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions.

Jana Lieberz, Simone G Shamay-Tsoory, Nira Saporta, Timo Esser, Ekaterina Kuskova, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner, René Hurlemann, Dirk Scheele

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The debates collectively emphasize the importance of neural mechanisms like oxytocin and brain activity in social trust related to loneliness, with comments supporting the research's significance and potential applications. Words like 'excellent review' and mentions of 'neurobiological backgrounds' reflect a serious, engaged discourse highlighting both scientific interest and perceived societal relevance.

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Most discussions express strong support for the findings, highlighting the neural and hormonal mechanisms linking loneliness and social behavior.

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The posts demonstrate high interest by mentioning detailed neural pathways, hormonal responses, and implications for trust and social interactions.

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Users engage deeply by referencing specific studies, neural regions like the insula, and potential interventions, indicating thoughtful involvement.

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The widespread discussion across multiple institutions and emphasis on research significance suggest perceived high impact on understanding and addressing loneliness.

Abstract in brief

  • Loneliness is linked to reduced trust and social distance preferences, with lonely individuals showing less oxytocin response and trustworthiness in social interactions.
  • Neuroimaging reveals that lonely individuals have diminished activity in brain areas involved in trust and emotional processing, like the limbic system and anterior insula, which affects their response to positive social cues.
  • These neural and hormonal differences are specific to loneliness itself and not just a result of other psychological symptoms, suggesting loneliness impairs how the social brain integrates trust-related information, reinforcing social withdrawal.
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Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions https://t.co/SCjxpeVjG9

Sep 22, 2021 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 6,737 followers View post →
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
@UniBonn · X

Mangelndes Vertrauen verschärft die Einsamkeitsspirale: Team der Universitäten Bonn, Haifa und Oldenburg untersucht die neurobiologischen Hintergründe. Studie um @dirkscheele85 veröffentlicht in @AdvSciNews. Mehr: https://t.co/ztsw0HrOHr & https://t.co/RdOYT0xHZO https://t.co/l8bcdvIOR5

Sep 20, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 25,101 followers View post →
Dirk Scheele
@DirkScheele85 · X

@OliBosch @KatharinaGrk @TheNeumannLab Excellent review! We indeed found an association between chronic perceived social isolation and reduced oxytocinergic and affective responsiveness to positive social interactions: https://t.co/jhoqKeopnE

Nov 25, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 380 followers View post →
Dirk Scheele
@DirkScheele85 · X

@thuyvytnguyen I agree. We found evidence that blinded experimenters were able to identify if they had been interacting with high-lonely individuals: https://t.co/WBCKYLoez6. I expect a multimodal mechanism and we are currently testing if there may be loneliness-related features in the voice.

Jul 22, 2022 · 4 likes · 380 followers View post →
bioRxiv
@biorxivpreprint · X

Loneliness and the social brain: how perceived social isolation impairs human interactions https://t.co/1RuWHqiDIl #bioRxiv

Mar 4, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 136,857 followers View post →
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Dirk Scheele
@DirkScheele85 · X

@thuyvytnguyen I agree. We found evidence that blinded experimenters were able to identify if they had been interacting with high-lonely individuals: https://t.co/WBCKYLoez6. I expect a multimodal mechanism and we are currently testing if there may be loneliness-related features in the voice.

Jul 22, 2022 · 4 likes · 380 followers View post →
Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

RT @leoschilbach: Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions https://t.co/SCjxpeVjG9

Mar 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 6,737 followers View post →
Dirk Scheele
@DirkScheele85 · X

@ajarnold55 Cool, this sounds like a very interesting talk! I will try to attend the conference. We also found impaired interpersonal trust related to altered insula activation in loneliness: https://t.co/KHmgrlrmGb

Feb 13, 2022 · 1 like · 380 followers View post →
Oliver Bosch
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RT @DirkScheele85: @OliBosch @KatharinaGrk @TheNeumannLab Excellent review! We indeed found an association between chronic perceived social…

Nov 26, 2021 · 1 share · 1,143 followers View post →
Dirk Scheele
@DirkScheele85 · X

@OliBosch @KatharinaGrk @TheNeumannLab Excellent review! We indeed found an association between chronic perceived social isolation and reduced oxytocinergic and affective responsiveness to positive social interactions: https://t.co/jhoqKeopnE

Nov 25, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 380 followers View post →
RRID Robot
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RRIDs were included in the Advanced Science paper "Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Soc…" (https://t.co/z30CZad1ZF). Thank you for making your #methodsmatter. #accelerateopenscience

Nov 17, 2021 · 161 followers View post →
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RT @UniBonn: Lack of trust exacerbates loneliness spiral: Team from the Universities of Bonn, Haifa and Oldenburg investigates the neurobio…

Sep 27, 2021 · 4 shares · 159 followers View post →
katjacsr
@katjacsr · X

Great research about the correlation between trust and loneliness by the University of Bonn, Haifa and Oldenburg. https://t.co/qH4kA4Y9V1

Sep 27, 2021 · 2 followers View post →
The Aegean Society
@aegeansociety · X

Yalnızlık duygularını ifade edenlerde anterior insular korteks diğer beyin bölgeleriyle daha az belirgin bir şekilde bağlantılıydı. https://t.co/2EEYdbotHZ

Sep 26, 2021 · 462 followers View post →
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Dr Sumaiya Shaikh
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RT @leoschilbach: Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions https://t.co/SCjxpeVjG9

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Leonhard Schilbach
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RT @leoschilbach: Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions https://t.co/SCjxpeVjG9

Sep 22, 2021 · 5 shares · 6,737 followers View post →
Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions https://t.co/SCjxpeVjG9

Sep 22, 2021 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 6,737 followers View post →
Zbigniew Wojtasiński
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Przewlekłe i dotkliwe odczuwanie samotności związane jest z mniejszą zdolnością zaufania innym ludziom. DOI:10.1002/advs.202102076

Sep 22, 2021 · 30 followers View post →
Dirk Scheele
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RT @UniBonn: Lack of trust exacerbates loneliness spiral: Team from the Universities of Bonn, Haifa and Oldenburg investigates the neurobio…

Sep 20, 2021 · 4 shares · 380 followers View post →
Dalia K. M. Khojely
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Dalia K. M. Khojely
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RT @UniBonn: Mangelndes Vertrauen verschärft die Einsamkeitsspirale: Team der Universitäten Bonn, Haifa und Oldenburg untersucht die neurob…

Sep 20, 2021 · 1 share · 2,090 followers View post →
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
@UniBonn · X

Mangelndes Vertrauen verschärft die Einsamkeitsspirale: Team der Universitäten Bonn, Haifa und Oldenburg untersucht die neurobiologischen Hintergründe. Studie um @dirkscheele85 veröffentlicht in @AdvSciNews. Mehr: https://t.co/ztsw0HrOHr & https://t.co/RdOYT0xHZO https://t.co/l8bcdvIOR5

Sep 20, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 25,101 followers View post →
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Loneliness and the social brain: how perceived social isolation impairs human interactions https://t.co/OIEn2RFilS

Mar 4, 2021 · 1,052 followers View post →
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RT @biorxivpreprint: Loneliness and the social brain: how perceived social isolation impairs human interactions https://t.co/1RuWHqiDIl #b…

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bioRxiv
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Loneliness and the social brain: how perceived social isolation impairs human interactions https://t.co/1RuWHqiDIl #bioRxiv

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