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Reducing Patient Loneliness With Artificial Agents: Design Insights From Evolutionary Neuropsychiatry

Reducing Patient Loneliness With Artificial Agents: Design Insights From Evolutionary Neuropsychiatry

Reducing Patient Loneliness With Artificial Agents: Design Insights From Evolutionary Neuropsychiatry

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Kate Loveys1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gregory Fricchione2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kavitha Kolappa2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mark Sagar4 Author Orcid Image ;   Elizabeth Broadbent1 Author Orcid Image
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