Rewiring Connection: How Friendship Shapes the Brain and Heals the Mind with Barnet Bain | E214

About this episode

This episode explores how friendship impacts the brain and mental health with guest Barnet Bain.

🧠 Stay ahead with the latest in science, nutrition, and wellness by subscribing to Dr. Perlmutter’s newsletter at: www.drperlmutter.com. ✉️🌱 Thank you to our sponsors: EVY - https://www.optoceutics.com/perlmutter and the code perlmutter26 will be auto-applied to your order to get $200 off & free shipping (90 days risk-free). 3x4 Genetics - https://3x4genetics.com/DrPerlmutter for a special offer when you sign up to decode your genetics and get personalized, science-backed health recommendations. ==== Dr. Perlmutter’s groundbreaking new book, Brain Defenders, is now available for pre-order. Discover how to protect your brain and future health - reserve your copy today at https://www.braindefenders.com. ==== Loneliness is no longer a private struggle, it’s a public-health issue that we’ve discussed quite a bit in my recent books. Research increasingly links social isolation to cognitive decline, depression, cardiovascular disease, and shortened lifespan. Yet despite these findings, we rarely explore how to build and sustain meaningful connection in a modern world designed for distraction. That’s why I invited Barnet Bain to join me on The Empowering Neurologist podcast…

People in this episode

Host: David Perlmutter

Guest: Barnet Bain

Topics covered

• friendship
• mental health
• social isolation
• cognitive decline
• public health
• psychology
• wellness

Keywords

• friendship
• mental health
• social isolation
• cognitive decline
• public health
• psychology
• wellness
• Barnet Bain
• David Perlmutter
• Brain Defenders

Sponsors

EVY, 3x4 Genetics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Brain Defenders, How to Be a Friend, What Dreams May Come, Milton’s Secret

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