What is isolation? How does isolation and loneliness impact our emotional and physical wellbeing? Why is isolation negatively impacting our democracy?
Join your host, Samantha Castro, as she discusses the emotional, physiological, and democratic effects of isolation. Learn how to combat isolation by fostering a sense of responsibility to yourself and your community and the solutions we can adopt to heal from the damage caused by social and democratic isolation.
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Laurenz Lammer, Frauke Beyer, Melanie Luppa, Christian Sanders, Ronny Baber, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, Markus Loffler, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Arno Villringer, A Veronica Witte (2023) Impact of social isolation on grey matter structure and cognitive functions: A population-based longitudinal neuroimaging study eLife 12:e83660 https://doi.org/
Lorentz, Kevin G. II and Saks McManaway, Kimberly (2022) "Democratic Isolation, Thin Citizenship, and Insurrection: A Theory," eJournal of Public Affairs: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 3.
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