John Cacioppo and William Patrick have released a new book on Cacioppo's work over the past 30 years entitled Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection. Visit their website www.scienceofloneliness.com for more information. Feeling cut off from others now and then is part of the...

A social neuroscience perspective might help scholars build psychological models for holistic properties like wisdom. Here John Cacioppo introduces this perspective, and how it informs our understanding of humans and our social world. What Is Our Fundamental Nature? By John T. Cacioppo, Ph.D. on October...