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social pain
You fear social exclusion more than you admit.
A 2003 study indicated that even brief experiences of social rejection trigger activity in the brain's dorsal anterior cingulate cortex.
This is the same area responsible for the affective component of physical pain. Your social connectivity is not a luxury; your brain processes disconnection as a survival threat.
You were evolved to be social at any cost.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Eisenberger et al., 2003, Science
- What the check found
- The 2003 Science study by Eisenberger et al. is a foundational, widely-replicated piece of research accurately described by the claim.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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