loneliness is brain poison (for the most part)

But, surprisingly, there’s one brain structure that loneliness seems to strengthen

 How much do most people hate being alone?

A lot. In a 2014 study, scientists from Virginia and Harvard gave volunteers a choice: Either sit alone in a room (for no more than fifteen minutes) with nothing to do but think; or give themselves a painful electric shock. A shockingly high number chose the jolt. 

Why do most people hate being alone?

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