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Is social connection a basic need like food, water? — Harvard Gazette

Ding Liu (right), a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Catherine Dulac (left).Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Food, water — and a friendly face Health professionals view social contact as basic human need. Now researchers have tracked neurological basis for it. Clea Simon Harvard Correspondent February 26, 2025 5 min read Health and medical professionals have come to view…