What if we could cure loneliness? The neuroscience of connection, with Mark Ungless
On the Thinking Machines podcast, neuroscientist Mark Ungless — Head of Trust & Safety at Ash — explores the biological roots of loneliness, what dopamine research reveals about social connection, and how understanding the brain helps us understand people.
• Loneliness has identifiable biological roots — neuroscience can help explain why social connection is so fundamental.
• What dopamine and Ungless's research on neural systems reveal about motivation and connection.
• How closely (or not) artificial neural networks actually mirror the human mind.
