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Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

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Are We Social Beings?

The human brain is, in a very real sense, a social organ. Its growth and development have been driven by the requirements of social life. The quality of our relationships with each other has always been crucial to survive all well being and reproductive success. But i think also we do want some time on our own as well, too, kind of recover from being with other people, in a sense. And that also the loneliness that you talk about is when you don't want to be alone, when you're not choosing to be alone.

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