EFR 398: The Science Behind Loneliness, Isolation, and the Healing Power of Human Connection

<p><span data-slate-leaf="true" data-offset-key="45:0">"Humans need others to survive. Regardless of one’s sex, country or culture of origin, age or economic background, social connection is crucial to human development, health, </span><span data-slate-leaf="true" data-offset-key="45:1"><em class="css-2jrno2" data-slate-mark= "true">and</em></span><span data-slate-leaf="true" data-offset-key= "45:2" data-slate-fragment= "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