>The study compared the MRI scans of people who said they “often” feel lonely with the scans of people do not report feeling that way. I'm curious about how a

>The study compared the MRI scans of people who said they “often” feel lonely with the scans of people do not report feeling that way. I'm curious about how a sizeable fraction of the population "lacking inner thought" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experience/201110/not-everyone-conducts-inner-speech https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-exper... throws off that figure. It raises a disturbing question: what feelings can/cannot be had if you not the conscientiousness to experience it?