>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-exper... throws off that figure.

It raises a disturbing question: what feelings can/cannot be had if you not the conscientiousness to experience it?