brain is wired for social input

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]Is it true that if we have less friends, if we have less strong relationships, if we're lonely, then our brain will shrink and is more prone to dementia and Alzheimer's and things like that? Yes, we are social creatures and um there are really powerful studies that have shown the correlation between the number of social connections that we have including just saying hello to the barista at Starbucks. It's not a close friendship that you develop over 30 years. It's It's just how many people you interact with and greet and longevity. The more people you are regularly interacting with, the longer you are living. Overall longevity. But if you go into brain health, absolutely it's also very very healthy for you. It also brings happiness.