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August 21, 2025Trends in Cognitive SciencesOpen Access

Neurocomputational mechanisms of maladaptive behaviors in loneliness

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GBGabriele BellucciRoyal Holloway University of LondonHIHirotaka ImadaRoyal Holloway University of LondonAFAnne‐Kathrin FettSt George's, University of London

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Overview

Synthesis of neurocomputational evidence shows how social environment impacts loneliness, suggesting community interventions may help.

Key Points

  • Loneliness is linked to maladaptive behaviors fueled by cognitive biases and social isolation, potentially worsened by individual perspectives.
  • Key findings highlight that community identification can mitigate loneliness effects, enhancing mental health outcomes for individuals.
  • This analysis utilizes neurocomputational frameworks to explore loneliness and proposes community-based interventions to tackle these issues.
  • Improving mental health may require targeted social interventions that address the structural causes underpinning feelings of loneliness.

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Bellucci et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a6fb8c5502675167ba8c6fhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2025.07.007
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