A brain region called the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) maintains a structured map of a person's social circles, based on closeness. People that struggle with loneliness often perceive a gap between themselves and others. This gap is reflected by the activity patterns of the mPFC.
The researchers had the participants think of different groups of people (self, "close others", acquaintances, and celebrities) while being scanned in an fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging). The perceived closeness of the subject to the imagined targets were revealed in the scans. Further, the lonelier-feeling participants had reduced perception of similarity to others in all categories.
Journal Reference:
Andrea L. Courtney, Meghan L. Meyer. Self-other representation in the social brain reflects social connection [$], Journal of Neuroscience (DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2826-19.2020)
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @03:37PM (15 children)
How about you too? Sites like this do not help people. They just give them a place to vent. I care not one way or another for this 'Arisarchus' as you do. But you have decided to vent on them too. Perhaps you see the issue?
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @04:54PM (14 children)
Aristarchus is a bully and a jackass. He's one of the worst pieces of shit on the site. I stopped posting under a username because it was such a hassle having his stupid ass constantly posting idiotic responses to my posts. It was a distraction to anybody that was interested in reading my posts, whether or not they agreed with me, to have to wade through his ignorant bullshit because he doesn't understand idioms.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday June 20 2020, @05:46PM (6 children)
Idiots! I don't understand "idiots", not "idioms", you idiot! No wonder you had to stop using your handle, which I remember quite well, since your posts were not interesting to anyone, and you smelled of elderberries. Sorry you are such a white fragile snowflake, and I am happy you have found an AC safezone.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @08:37PM (2 children)
What do you get from the mocking you just did to that person? Feel better? Less alone maybe? Empowered? Maybe review why you mock someone they sit down and remember some comment from months ago. Doing what you just did alienates people and drives them away from this site. They have one foot in the 'nope' on this site. That creates echo chambers. I suggest reviewing why you post. Or not. Do whatever.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @09:54PM
The irony here is that he's just managed to prove the point. He's neither smart enough to be able to respond substantively nor in possession of the judgment necessary to just keep his mouth shut. In the end, he's not particularly well-respected.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by aristarchus on Monday June 22 2020, @02:25AM
I do not tolerate stupidity, and especially willful ignorance! I do not abide the "not too bright", the Trump supporters, the jocks and the Republican politicians from Texas. If such are alienated by my critiques, and driven away from this site, we are all better off. Echo chamber? If we allow those incapable of rational thought to express themselves as if they had viable things to contribute to a debate, we undercut the very possibility of debate. This is why no one argues with Eth, or Runaway, or even khallow (who at least puts up the pretense). I know why I post what I post, and if you do not understand it, maybe you are part of the problem, and you should please shut up until you have something intelligent to say? I hope you enjoyed our little interaction. I causes me great pain to know there are people as stupid as the people you defend, and people who defend them.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @09:52PM
Way to prove my point jackass. And no, you don't understand idioms, idiotese OTOH, should come to you naturally as you're more or less mayor of retardvania.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @10:09PM (1 child)
The other funny thing here is that I wasn't even the one that brought you up, that was somebody else in your anti-fan club. Perhaps take a few minutes to reflect on just how shitty you are as a person that you're one of the most hated people on the site.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2020, @07:38AM
Say that with your real username, you belly-scratching coward! You are more hate than the ancient one! Nobody likes you, and nobody showed up to your Tulsa rally!
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday June 20 2020, @10:32PM (6 children)
He's trolling you, you dumb shit. And you keep taking the bait. The thing is, much as I rag on him for his trolling, Ari isn't stupid and can bring some serious philosophical firepower to bear when he puts the effort in. I only wish he hadn't ruined his brand, as it were.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @10:39PM (1 child)
Quit apologizing for him. He's less popular than EF at this point.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday June 22 2020, @01:42PM
So? He brings a shitload more to the table than EF even when he *is* doing nothing but trolling. Popular means jack shit. He's still largely correct when he can be arsed to be serious for 5 minutes at a time.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @11:27PM (1 child)
He retreats into petty insults because he's not so smart as he'd like to appear.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2020, @07:31AM
Head-up-the-ass boot-licking scumsucking Florida-man Key Lime lizard. Problem with being stupid, you don't know you are. Ari is just letting a little bit of light into your private world. (In Greek, the term is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot [wikipedia.org] )
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2020, @01:26PM (1 child)
Nope, he's an idiot. My god is he stupid. I'm sorry that you're not bright enough to notice his inability to understand even basic English.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2020, @02:27AM
His first language is Samian Greek, so you have to give him a break as a non-native speaker. And I suspect he is competent in more languages than you know exist, if you are the typical ignorant American.