John Cacioppo

Couple standing apart

Lonely people stand farther from loved ones, study finds

John T. Cacioppo, scientist of loneliness who expanded psychology’s reach, dies at 66


John Cacioppo

John T. Cacioppo, pioneer and founder of the field of social neuroscience, 1951-2018

Is Loneliness a Health Epidemic?


Lonely people become self-centered as an evolutionary response to protect themselves


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Loneliness contributes to self-centeredness for sake of self-preservation

Loneliness

Study examines whether loneliness could be heritable trait

Loneliness can be depressing, but it may have helped humans survive


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Q&A: Prof. John Cacioppo examines the profound power of loneliness

Study: Loneliness Linked to Adverse Health Effects


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