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Using fMRI scans on 19 lonely fans of “Game of Thrones”, researchers discovered that they processed their favorite characters similarly to real friends in their brains. This suggests that lonelier ... (news.osu.edu)
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Using fMRI scans on 19 lonely fans of “Game of Thrones”, researchers discovered that they processed their favorite characters similarly to real friends in their brains. This suggests that lonelier ...::In lonely people, the boundary between real friends and favorite fictional characters gets blurred in the part of the brain that is active when thinking about others, a new study found.Researchers scanned the brains of people who were fans of “Game of Thrones” while they thought about various characters in the show and about their real frien...

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[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sometimes, I think of all the people that name their kids, Daenerys, and then after the last season realized they made a big mistake.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Idk... it still like the name sounds good and cool. I am a more traditional guy when naming so I wouldn't go for it but still think is a nice name.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like Lilith?

[–] SplashingCobalt@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that’s the stuff. Give it here?

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh people straight up named their daughters "Khaleesi"

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Which isn’t even a name it’s a title like Queen or Empress.