Abstract

SOTO SALCEDO, Alexis  and  MOSQUERA OSORIO, Susana. Aislamiento social y funciones ejecutivas en adultos: una revisión sistemática. Rev Eug Esp [online]. 2024, vol.18, n.1, pp.98-111. ISSN 2661-6742.  https://doi.org/10.37135/ee.04.19.01.

This review reports articles aimed to analyze the relationship between social isolation and executive functions responsible for generating resources for adapting people to unusual situations. A PICO strategy was used to define the research question and essential guidelines of the PRISMA model, and databases in Scopus, Science Direct, Springer, and Google Scholar were reviewed. 7.042 articles that fulfilled the selection criteria were identified, finally reporting 12 investigations. It was concluded that social isolation is related to poorer general cognitive functioning, extending to other cognitive domains such as orientation, memory, and attention. It was also evidenced that isolation acts as a chronic stressor, showing decreased global cortical activity and increased cortisol.

Keywords : Social isolation; Cognitive function.

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