Your Brain on Loneliness

<p>The year was 1848. The place was a railway construction site in Vermont. The man was&nbsp;<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gage" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Phineas Gage</a>.</p> <p>What happened next would forever change our understanding of the human brain. Immediately after the explosion, Gage acted like the clean-cut hole in his skull was just a scratch. He walked toward the nearest cart, drove into town, and saw a doctor. And as if this wasn&rsquo;t enough, he joked about his injury.</p> <p>&ldquo;Here,&rdquo; Gage told the doctor, &ldquo;is enough business for you,&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://stephanjoppich.medium.com/what-loneliness-does-to-the-brain-6ed330f807d2"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>