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 …
Four errors and a fallacy: pitfalls for the unwary in comparative brain analyses
RIM Dunbar, S Shultz - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Comparative analyses are the backbone of evolutionary analysis. However, their record in
producing a consensus has not always been good. This is especially true of attempts to …
producing a consensus has not always been good. This is especially true of attempts to …
Multiregion transcriptomic profiling of the primate brain reveals signatures of aging and the social environment
Aging is accompanied by a host of social and biological changes that correlate with
behavior, cognitive health and susceptibility to neurodegenerative disease. To understand …
behavior, cognitive health and susceptibility to neurodegenerative disease. To understand …
[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the mechanisms of social connection
Understanding how individuals form and maintain strong social networks has emerged as a
significant public health priority as a result of the increased focus on the epidemic of …
significant public health priority as a result of the increased focus on the epidemic of …
The why, who and how of social touch
A growing body of evidence from the behavioural and neural sciences indicates that social
touch has a vital role in human development and psychological well-being. Despite some …
touch has a vital role in human development and psychological well-being. Despite some …
Neural signatures of social inferences predict the number of real-life social contacts and autism severity
We regularly infer other people's thoughts and feelings from observing their actions, but how
this ability contributes to successful social behavior and interactions remains unknown. We …
this ability contributes to successful social behavior and interactions remains unknown. We …
A single-cell multi-omic atlas spanning the adult rhesus macaque brain
Cataloging the diverse cellular architecture of the primate brain is crucial for understanding
cognition, behavior, and disease in humans. Here, we generated a brain-wide single-cell …
cognition, behavior, and disease in humans. Here, we generated a brain-wide single-cell …
The biology of aging in a social world: Insights from free-ranging rhesus macaques
Social adversity can increase the age-associated risk of disease and death, yet the
biological mechanisms that link social adversities to aging remain poorly understood. Long …
biological mechanisms that link social adversities to aging remain poorly understood. Long …
Understanding age and society using natural populations
Ageing affects almost all aspects of life and therefore is an important process across
societies, human and non-human animal alike. This article introduces new research …
societies, human and non-human animal alike. This article introduces new research …
Processing of social closeness in the human brain
Healthy social life requires relationships in different levels of personal closeness. Based on
ethological, sociological, and psychological evidence, social networks have been divided …
ethological, sociological, and psychological evidence, social networks have been divided …