WhenhookeduptofMRImachinesandshowneitheranimageof a lovedoneor a stranger, thosewhotestedhigherontheUCLALonelinessScaleshowed a biggerresponseintherewardsystemofthebrainwhenshown a pictureof a lovedone, whilethosewhowerenotverylonelyhad a similarresponsebetweenthelovedoneandstranger.
Overall, peoplewithstrongsocialrelationshipshave a 50% increasedlikelihoodofsurvivaloverall.
全体的に社会的関係が強い人は、全体的に生存する可能性が50%上昇しています。
Thatmeanstheyaremuchlesslikelytodieoverthesameperiodoftime, makinglonelinessasdeadlyof a riskfactorassmoking 15 cigarettes a day, lackofexerciseorobesity!