Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Isolation

Isolated older adults find joy and connection through virtual singing (news.northwestern.edu)
A new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study finds that, even when singing with others in a virtual setting, the benefits abound.
Social Isolation, Music, Mental Health, Seniors, Virtual Reality
26 points by gnabgib 3 days ago | 11 comments
Teen Girls' Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds (nytimes.com)
A study of adolescent brain development that tested children before and after coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in the United States found that girls’ brains aged far faster than expected, something the researchers attributed to social isolation.
Teenagers, Brain Development, Pandemic, Social Isolation, Science
17 points by bookofjoe 222 days ago | 4 comments