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The Science of Loneliness

A Slight Change of Plans

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Are We All Meant to Be Extroverts?

Research corroborates this that our minds are wired for social connection. It's another indication of just how we are hardwired to connect as human beings. And you know, it's interesting because it's tied into how we experience pain as well. We think about pain as a purely physical phenomenon. But one of the things that people like Matthew Lieberman and colleagues have found is that when you experience emotional pain, it registers in your brain as well as pain.

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