Lonely brains crave people like hungry brains crave food
After being alone, people’s brains showed increased responses to pictures of other humans
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Social isolation — something many people are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic — leaves people’s brains craving other people, showing that social aspects of a pandemic shouldn’t be ignored.
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