Do bigger social circles help memory?
In a large community study they went with better memory at similar levels of brain damage markers.
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How does social life relate to the brain?
Psychology studies how people think, feel and behave. The paper we have covered asks whether the size of a person's social circle helps explain why two people with similar signs of brain damage can have very different memories.
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The papers we've covered
- NEURO Psychology
Scientific Reports8 min listen
Does Two Hours a Week in Nature Change How You Feel?
People who spent at least two hours a week in nature were more likely to report good health and high well-being. Under two hours, no different from none at all.
Peer-reviewed Cross-sectional surveyN = 19,806 Limited evidence
- NEURO Psychology
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction8 min listen
Does Feeling You'll Be Remembered Protect Your Mind?
In a survey of 2,912 adults, people who expected to be remembered after death reported less depression, anxiety and addiction. Belief in an afterlife did not.
Peer-reviewed One-time survey2,912 adults Limited evidence
- NEURO Psychology
Frontiers in Public Health8 min listen
Is an Exercise Habit Better for Mood Than Exercise Itself?
876 older adults were tracked for a year. Sticking with exercise, more than how much they moved, came before lower stress, anxiety and loneliness.
Peer-reviewed Two-wave survey876 older adults Limited evidence
- NEURO Psychology
Frontiers in Psychiatry8 min listen
What Best Predicts Depression and Anxiety in Teenagers?
A survey of 1,088 teens put eight suspects side by side. Struggling with emotions and loneliness beat social media, sleep and exercise in all four outcomes.
Peer-reviewed Cross-sectional survey1,088 teens Limited evidence
- NEURO Psychology
BMC Neurology8 min listen
Do Bigger Social Circles Help the Brain Resist Damage?
Same blood signs of brain damage, very different memories. This Framingham study asks whether a bigger social circle helps explain the gap.
Peer-reviewed Observational study1,602 adults Limited evidence
Questions people ask
Short answers, from the papers.
Does that prove friends protect the brain?
No. It is an association; healthier people may also keep wider social lives.
Ask your own in the app →Who was studied?
Participants from the long-running Framingham community study.
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