3 papers1 finding
Cognitive function
downin humans1
Cognitive function is associated with loneliness in humans.
“higher cognitive performance at one EMA was associated with lower levels of loneliness on the following EMA for the proportion of shapes correctly identified in the Color Shape task”
Humansdementia free at baseline14 consecutive daysn = 318
Cross-Lagged Relations Between Loneliness and Cognitive Performance in Daily Life Among Older Adults
GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025
Definite childhood loneliness was linked to faster frailty progression than no childhood loneliness, with an estimated difference of 0.289 in the statistical model.Definite childhood loneliness was linked to faster frailty progression than no childhood loneliness, with an estimated difference of 0.289 in the statistical model.
An observational analysis of 18,553 people aged 11 and older across three US cohorts linked persistent isolation and loneliness to poorer memory scores.An observational analysis of 18,553 people aged 11 and older across three US cohorts linked persistent isolation and loneliness to poorer memory scores.