{"id":2493,"date":"2023-06-21T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychiatry-cy.com\/social-bonds-protect-aging-brains\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T07:01:01","slug":"social-bonds-protect-aging-brains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychiatry-cy.com\/el\/social-bonds-protect-aging-brains\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Bonds Protect Aging Brains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:&nbsp;<\/strong>Social isolation can potentially harm brain structure and cognitive performance, suggesting an increased risk of conditions like Alzheimer\u2019s dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study indicates a lack of quality social interaction can lead to a decrease in the hippocampus\u2019s volume, crucial for memory formation and retrieval, and poorer cognitive performance. However, maintaining a strong social network could help preserve brain structure, providing a potential preventive strategy for dementia onset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings underline the importance of targeting those at risk of social isolation with tailored strategies to enhance their social contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social isolation may lead to a decrease in hippocampal volume and poorer cognitive performance, potentially increasing the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s dementia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals with a strong social network may preserve their brain structure and cognitive performance better, suggesting that social contact may help prevent dementia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A correlation was found between increased social isolation and both decreased hippocampal volume and increased cognitive decline, indicating the importance of social contact in maintaining brain health in aging populations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>eLife<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read the whole article by the original source through the link below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-neuroscience-news wp-block-embed-neuroscience-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3F1r5KfTTV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/social-aging-neuroscience-brain-23505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Bonds Protect Aging Brains<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Social Bonds Protect Aging Brains&#8221; &#8212; Neuroscience News\" src=\"https:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/social-aging-neuroscience-brain-23505\/embed\/#?secret=Ye9HReb2Vx#?secret=3F1r5KfTTV\" data-secret=\"3F1r5KfTTV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"  marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary:&nbsp;Social isolation can potentially harm brain structure and cognitive performance, suggesting an increased risk of conditions like Alzheimer\u2019s dementia. The study indicates a lack of quality social interaction can lead to a decrease in the hippocampus\u2019s volume, crucial for memory formation and retrieval, and poorer cognitive performance. 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