Social capital
2 papers4 findings
- 2 independent labs in 2 countries
- Humans2
Outcomes
4Right hippocampal volume
upin humans1
1 study
Right hippocampal volume
upin humans1
Social capital increases right hippocampal volume in humans (0.2893, 95% CI: 0.0089, 0.5698).
“and right hippocampal volumes (0.2893, 95% CI: 0.0089, 0.5698) vs low/mixed trajectories.”
Humansbrainn = 226
AAIC 2025 abstract9 Jan 2026
Total gray matter volume
upin humans1
1 study
Total gray matter volume
upin humans1
Social capital increases total gray matter volume in humans (0.3023, 95% CI: 0.0204, 0.5841).
“total gray matter (0.3023, 95% CI: 0.0204, 0.5841)”
Humansbrainn = 226
AAIC 2025 abstract9 Jan 2026
Temporal cortex volume
upin humans1
1 study
Temporal cortex volume
upin humans1
Social capital increases temporal cortex volume in humans (0.4367, 95% CI: 0.172, 0.7014).
“For social capital, a consistently high social trajectory was significantly associated with larger temporal cortex volume (0.4367, 95% CI: 0.172, 0.7014)”
Humansbrainn = 226
AAIC 2025 abstract9 Jan 2026
Successful aging
upin humans1
1 study
Successful aging
upin humans1
Social capital improves successful aging in humans.
“Social capital has a direct positive effect on successful aging.”
Humansn = 452
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SUCCESSFUL AGING AMONG EMPTY NESTERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024