Getting Older Makes It Harder to Make Friends: This Study Explains Why

The older we are, the more lazy we get to stay with that person we haven't seen in a while.But this tendency to reduce the number and intensity of social interactions in old age could have a neurobiological explanation.As we age, our brain experiences alterations in the way its internal networks communicate with each other.These modifications affect social capabilities, according to a new study led by researchers from Nanyang University of Techn…

As we age, our brain undergoes alterations in the way its internal networks communicate with each other. These changes affect social capacities, according to a new study led by researchers from Nanyang University of Technology (Singapore). The results, published this week in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, indicate that the loss of sociability may be due to lower connectivity in key brain regions to maintain relationships. The …