false 2753527 2 <B>A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it.</B><BR><BR>John T. Cacioppo's groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context--a factor so strong that it can alter DNA replication. He defines an unrecognized syndrome--chronic loneliness--brings it out of the shadow of its cousin depression, and shows how this subjective sense of social isolation uniquely disrupts our perceptions, behavior, and physiology, becoming a trap that not only reinforces isolation but can also lead to early death. He gives the lie to the Hobbesian view of human nature as a "war of all against all," and he shows how social cooperation is, in fact, humanity's defining characteristic. Most important, he shows how we can break the trap of isolation for our benefit both as individuals and as a society. 12 illustrations. 2779226 25 8 2008 Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection total:51|5:12|4:23|3:12|2:4|1:0| 51 196 212 16 5 4 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 13:33:20 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 13:34:07 -0700 2008
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