The Science of Being Alone: Why Your Brain Needs Solitude

Описание: It's a video about loneliness - happy Valentine's day! ❤️ Yes, I moved to a remote island where I knew nobody and then made a video about loneliness. Yes, I see the irony. No, I will not be taking questions.

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📚 References:

Williams et al. (2023) — Autism & loneliness, Swansea University. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2022.0062

Hedley et al. (2018) — 79% autistic adults report loneliness.

Buecker et al. (2023) — Loneliness amplification in company, N=3,035. Social Psychological and Personality Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550623115...

Cacioppo, Fowler & Christakis (2009) — Loneliness contagion, Framingham Heart Study. J. Personality and Social Psychology.

Hammoud et al. (2021) — Overcrowding, nature & loneliness, King's College London. Scientific Reports.

Lidsen Journals — Neurobiology of loneliness review (loneliness vs solitude distinction).

Weinstein et al. (2023) — Chosen solitude & well-being, University of Reading. Scientific Reports.

Danvers, Sbarra & Mehl (2023) — Aloneness vs loneliness, University of Arizona. J. Research in Personality.

Rodriguez et al. (2023) — Reframing solitude for lonely people, University of Michigan & Harvard. J. Personality.

Nature Communications (2025) — News framing of aloneness as harmful. PMC11821820.

WHO Commission on Social Connection (2025) — Global loneliness & mortality data.

AARP (2025) — Loneliness in adults 45+, national survey.

Blog Post: Starr, R.J. — Loneliness & neuroimaging review. [profrjstarr.com](http://profrjstarr.com)

Eisenberger (2012) — Neural bases of social pain. Psychosomatic Medicine.

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