Neuroadaptations of Social Isolation - Professor Kay Tye, Systems Neurobiology Laboratory

February 3, 2021
How do our brains adapt to changes in social contact? Acute social isolation produces prosocial behaviors and increases the motivation to seek social contact. In contrast, chronic social isolation produces antisocial behavior, and increases aggression, territorial behavior and avoidance of social contact. Professor Kay Tye shared how her lab is employing cutting-edge neuroscience approaches to understanding the mechanisms of how our brains respond to social isolation.