People Who Eat Alone: What Researchers Discovered in the Brain When the Opposite Seat Is Empty

Studies link shared meals to higher life satisfaction, and eating alone to depressive symptoms and smaller brain volume in certain areas. Mirei Danon, the national psychologist of Leumit: "A shared meal is much more than just eating." Dr. Merav Chen, neurologist at Clalit: "Prolonged loneliness and depression may also affect different regions of the brain."

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