Social distancing has been a critical public health measure for the COVID-19 pandemic, yet
a long history of research strongly suggests that loneliness and social isolation play a major …

It is estimated that 40% of dementia cases could be prevented by modification of lifestyle
factors that associate with disease risk. One of these potentially modifiable lifestyle factors is …

Human beings have a strong need to connect to other human beings. This social inclination
is part and parcel of the condition humaine. Michiko Kakutani (2015), in a review of …

Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review highlights important factors contributing to
loneliness in older adults prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic and effects on brain …

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a predominantly global quarantine response that
has been associated with social isolation, loneliness, and anxiety. The foregoing …

Loneliness imposes significant risks to physical, mental and brain health in older adulthood.
With the social distancing regimes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic required implementation of public health measures to
reduce the spread of SARS CoV-2. This resulted in social isolation and loneliness for many …

The new normal has made social distancing a new way of experiencing sociality. Social
neuroscience has for a long time been concerned with studying the beneficial effects of …

Even before the COVID‐19 pandemic, social isolation and loneliness were so prevalent in
Europe, the USA and China, that commentators have termed the growing problem a …

The current COVID-19 pandemic led to a considerable reduction in in-person social contacts
all over the world. In most individuals, reduced social contacts lead to the perception of …