Social Bonds Protect Aging Brains
Social isolation can potentially harm brain structure and cognitive performance, suggesting an increased risk of conditions like Alzheimer’s dementia.
A lack of quality social interaction can lead to a decrease in the hippocampus’s volume, crucial for memory formation and retrieval, and poorer cognitive performance.
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https://neurosciencenews.com/social-aging-neuroscience-brain-23505/