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Without Daily Conversation, You Will Naturally Hallucinate Social Contact

Trouw18 September · 10:005 days ago

Humans are biologically wired for social interaction, with auditory systems tuned to human speech frequencies and brain hemispheres processing linguistic and emotional cues. Research indicates that loneliness triggers "social deafferentation," where the brain generates hallucinations of voices or touch due to a lack of external stimuli. Regular conversation helps prevent these phenomena by providing necessary social input.

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