Scientists claim they can see how the brain express loneliness: report

The video discusses research on how loneliness affects brain patterns, specifically in the medial prefrontal cortex. Using FMRI, researchers at Dartmouth College studied 50 volunteers aged 18 to 47. They found that lonely individuals create different mental images of themselves and others compared to sociable individuals, whose brains process self and others similarly.

Which part of the brain is associated with loneliness according to the research?

• Parietal lobe

• Medial prefrontal cortex

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

What technology did the researchers use to study the brain patterns of the volunteers?

• fMRI

• CT Scan

• EEG

• PET Scan

What age range did the study's volunteers fall into?

• 30 to 50 years

• 25 to 60 years

• 18 to 47 years

• 10 to 30 years

What task were the subjects asked to perform during the study?

• Read a book

• Listen to music

• Think about other people, including celebrities

• Solve math problems

How do the mental images of lonely individuals differ from those of sociable individuals?

• Sociable individuals create different images for themselves and others

• There is no difference in the images created by lonely and sociable individuals

• Lonely individuals create different images for themselves and others

• Lonely individuals create similar images for themselves and others