[HTML][HTML] Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era
D Bzdok, RIM Dunbar - Nature human behaviour, 2022 - nature.com
Intense sociality has been a catalyst for human culture and civilization, and our social
relationships at a personal level play a pivotal role in our health and well-being. These …
relationships at a personal level play a pivotal role in our health and well-being. These …
The anatomy of friendship
RIM Dunbar - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Friendship is the single most important factor influencing our health, well-being, and
happiness. Creating and maintaining friendships is, however, extremely costly, in terms of …
happiness. Creating and maintaining friendships is, however, extremely costly, in terms of …
[HTML][HTML] How many words do we know? Practical estimates of vocabulary size dependent on word definition, the degree of language input and the participant's age
M Brysbaert, M Stevens, P Mandera… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Based on an analysis of the literature and a large scale crowdsourcing experiment, we
estimate that an average 20-year-old native speaker of American English knows 42,000 …
estimate that an average 20-year-old native speaker of American English knows 42,000 …
Cultural group selection plays an essential role in explaining human cooperation: A sketch of the evidence
Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …
Topography of social touching depends on emotional bonds between humans
Nonhuman primates use social touch for maintenance and reinforcement of social
structures, yet the role of social touch in human bonding in different reproductive, affiliative …
structures, yet the role of social touch in human bonding in different reproductive, affiliative …
The ice-breaker effect: Singing mediates fast social bonding
E Pearce, J Launay… - Royal Society open …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
It has been proposed that singing evolved to facilitate social cohesion. However, it remains
unclear whether bonding arises out of properties intrinsic to singing or whether any social …
unclear whether bonding arises out of properties intrinsic to singing or whether any social …
[HTML][HTML] The structure of online social networks mirrors those in the offline world
We use data on frequencies of bi-directional posts to define edges (or relationships) in two
Facebook datasets and a Twitter dataset and use these to create ego-centric social …
Facebook datasets and a Twitter dataset and use these to create ego-centric social …
Do online social media cut through the constraints that limit the size of offline social networks?
RIM Dunbar - Royal Society Open Science, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The social brain hypothesis has suggested that natural social network sizes may have a
characteristic size in humans. This is determined in part by cognitive constraints and in part …
characteristic size in humans. This is determined in part by cognitive constraints and in part …
[图书][B] Understanding social networks: Theories, concepts, and findings
C Kadushin - 2012 - books.google.com
Despite the spread and adoption of social network concepts outside of the academy and the
rising use of social network analysis across a number of disciplines, there is no general …
rising use of social network analysis across a number of disciplines, there is no general …
[图书][B] Conducting personal network research: A practical guide
Written at an introductory level, and featuring engaging case examples, this book reviews
the theory and practice of personal and egocentric network research. This approach offers …
the theory and practice of personal and egocentric network research. This approach offers …