Synopsis
A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it.
About John T. Cacioppo
See more books from this AuthorAn absorbing account of our genetically programmed need for each other's company.
May 20 2010 | Read Full Review of Loneliness: Human Nature and ...Studies show that roughly 20 percent of people 60 million in the United States alone are feeling lonely at any given moment.
| Read Full Review of Loneliness: Human Nature and ...White observes, “It’s entirely reasonable to feel lonely yet still feel as though you need some time to yourself.” Loneliness feels draining, distracting, and upsetting;
Nov 08 2013 | Read Full Review of Loneliness: Human Nature and ...And at the level of individual genes thatâs kind of trueâthere is some noise there.â But the kinds of genes that get dialed up or down in response to social experience, he said, and the gene networks and gene-expression cascades that they set off, âare surprisingly consistentâfrom monke...
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