Inequalities in health outcomes impose substantial human and economic costs on all
societies—and the relation between early adversity and lifelong well-being presents a rich …

Purpose Loneliness is increasingly recognised as the next critical public health issue. A
plausible reason for this concern may be related to emerging societal trends affecting the …

Loneliness is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Deeper understanding of
neurobiological mechanisms underlying loneliness is needed to identify potential …

Humans survive and thrive through social exchange. Yet, social dependency also comes at
a cost. Perceived social isolation, or loneliness, affects physical and mental health, cognitive …

Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as …

Social cognition refers to a set of processes, ranging from perception to decision‐making,
underlying the ability to decode others' intentions and behaviors to plan actions fitting with …

In social species such as humans, non-human primates, and even many rodent species,
social interaction and the maintenance of social bonds are necessary for mental and …

Psychologists are subject to multiple competing emotional demands that increase the risk of
burnout. Research has demonstrated that burnout arises from both organizational and …

The kindergarten program, Tools of the Mind (Tools), has been shown to improve executive
functions (as assessed by laboratory measures) and academic performance. The objective …

Although medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is known to play important roles in social
behaviors, how early social experiences affect the mPFC and its subcortical circuit remains …