News-Medical.Net May 23, 2023
Although the topic of friendship has been researched extensively, no studies to date have used brain imaging technology to distinguish between fake friendships of influencers and other celebrities.
In a recent Brain Sciences study, scientists examined brain activities induced by names of followed and loved influencers and other celebrities and compared them with the brain activities elicited by names of real-life loved friends and relatives.
Study: Brain Activities Show There Is Nothing Like a Real Friend in Contrast to Influencers and Other Celebrities. Image Credit: Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com
Background
The first social networking platform, Classmates.com, was developed in 1995, followed by Sixdegrees.com in 1997. Although these platforms were designed to connect with other people, instant messaging was not introduced until...
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