Ben Rein, PhD, is an award-winning neuroscientist, chief science officer of the Mind Science Foundation, adjunct lecturer at Stanford University, clinical assistant professor at SUNY Buffalo, and renowned science educator. Dr. Rein’s research focuses on the neuroscience of social interactions, and he also teaches neuroscience to an audience of more than one million social media followers.
Today on the show we discuss: why loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, how chronic isolation silently destroys your brain and body, the neuroscience behind why your brain treats being alone like a life-threatening event, why digital connection isn’t real connection and how social media is rewiring your empathy, practical ways to rebuild real relationships in a disconnected world, the hidden science of rejection and forgiveness and why strong bonds can literally help you live longer, and much more.
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