Isolation and the Brain

I'm a science communicator and a new mother. My PhD is in environmental chemistry.


Academic references:

National Research Council. From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. National Academies Press (2000).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...

Quinn, Paul C., et al. Preference for attractive faces in human infants extends beyond conspecifics. Developmental science 11.1 (2008): 76-83.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
 
Chahine, Lama, and Ghassan Kanazi. Phantom Limb Syndrome-A Review. Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology 19.2 (2007): 345.

Kerr, N et al. The structure of laboratory dream reports in blind and sighted subjects. J Nerv Ment Dis 1982;170:286-294. doi:10.1097/00005053-198205000-00006

Cacioppo, John T., et al. Social isolation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1231.1 (2011): 17.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Videos:

BBC Horizon:    • 48 hours of total isolation - Horizon...  

Mind Field:    • Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)  
   • Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)  
Channel 5 In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment:
   • Trailer | In Solitary: The Anti-Socia...  
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5y...
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5y...

Vikki Burns: egg video:    • FameLab 2014 Vicky Burns