Social isolation is associated with reduced brain size in the elderly

Recent studies by scientists show that there is a connection between social isolation and brain shrinkage.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, recent research says that social isolation is a part of the brain that can play a role in the occurrence of dementia. According to brain researchers, people with social isolation are more likely than people who live in environments with social interaction. is smaller

Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan conducted a study on 8,896 people. These people with an average age of 73 years had little public relations. It was also found that these people have smaller brains than other people with more social relationships.

The researchers asked these people only one question to check their social relationships. How much do you socialize with people and relatives you don’t live with? This communication includes even phone conversations in addition to face-to-face communication. People’s answers to this question were different.

In this study, it was found that the total volume of the brain, including different parts of the brain, was about 67.3% in people with less social relationships and 67.8% in people with high social relationships. This decrease in volume was also observed in the hippocampus and amygdala, which are related to memory and dementia. Of course, other factors such as age, smoking and exercise also have a great impact on brain volume.