Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection - Hardcover

A neuroscientist argues that social connection is not a luxury but a biological necessity. Loneliness is a health risk, and friendship is medicine.

Humans are wired for connection. Our brains evolved in social groups. Loneliness changes your neurobiology in measurable ways: inflammation, stress hormones, immune function all suffer. Contrast that with connection: shared attention, synchronized heartbeats, mirrored neural activity. The science is clear that we need each other to stay healthy.

Health professionals read this for the biological evidence supporting the intuition that connection matters. Faculty in psychology, sociology, and medical anthropology assign it. It's also read by people navigating loneliness who want to know they're not weak for needing others.

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- Hardcover
- Neuroscience, social psychology, health science, human biology