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Loneliness in the Human Brain: Structural and Functional MRI Correlates and Research Priorities

2026-06-12

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<p>Loneliness, the subjective experience of a perceived discrepancy between desired and actual social connection, is robustly associated with poor mental and physical health across the lifespan. Although not uniformly increasing in prevalence, loneliness is rising among adolescents and young adults, making it an important public health concern. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a means to examine the neural...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/3htxb_v1

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