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Does Rejection Hurt? An fMRI Study of Social Exclusion (drive.google.com)

submitted 2 years ago by ickplant to c/mentalhealth

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SUMMARY

A neuroimaging study tested the hypothesis that the brain bases of social pain are similar to those of physical pain. Participants were scanned while playing a virtual ball-tossing game in which they were ultimately excluded.

In summary, a pattern of activations very similar to those found in studies of physical pain emerged during social exclusion, providing evidence that the experience and regulation of social and physical pain share a common neuroanatomical basis.

This study suggests that social pain is analogous in its neurocognitive function to physical pain, alerting us when we have sustained injury to our social connections, allowing restorative measures to be taken.

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[–] ickplant 13 points 2 years ago

This is not a new study, but a neat one, and I like sharing it. If it seems like a literal gut punch when you are excluded, you're not crazy...