They collaborated on more than a dozen articles about the neurology of social connections. Dr. Cacioppo (pronounced kass-ee-OH-po) and his Ohio State University colleague Gary Berntson were, in the early 1990s, the founding fathers of what they called social neuroscience. “Millionaires, billionaires tend to feel lonely,” Dr. Cacioppo said. A math prodigy in high school, Dr. Cacioppo was the first in his family to attend college. Dr. Cacioppo cautioned that confiding to a psychotherapist was not a substitute for having friends and companions.

Source: New York Times March 27, 2018 00:22 UTC