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Title: Disease implications of animal social network structure: A synthesis across social systems
Award ID(s):
1559380
NSF-PAR ID:
10049984
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Animal Ecology
Volume:
87
Issue:
3
ISSN:
0021-8790
Page Range / eLocation ID:
546 to 558
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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  1. Abstract

    Meaningfully connecting with others is critical to the well‐being of individuals. What phenomena contribute to and stem from social connection? In this paper, we integrate emerging work that uses neuroimaging and social network analysis with theories that explore the links between shared reality and social connection. We highlight recent work suggesting that the extent to which people have aligned mental processing and shared subjective construals to those around them—as shown by neural similarity—is associated with both objective and subjective social connection. On the other hand, idiosyncrasies are linked to difficulties with social connection. We conclude by suggesting how the links between shared understanding and social connection can be productively used as a framework to study psychosocial phenomena of interest.

     
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