Monday
Mar282011
Getting Dumped Hurts Like Hell
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A new study highlights the similarities between physical pain and social rejection. When recently dumped individuals were asked to view a picture of their ex, an fMRI scan revealed that their brain was active in the same areas that process physical pain.
Kross, E., Berman, M. G., Mischel, W., & Smith, E. E. (2011). Social rejection shares somatosensory representations with physical pain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Quickies, Research Spotlight | tagged breakup, fMRI, rejection, social pain
Quickies, Research Spotlight | tagged breakup, fMRI, rejection, social pain
Reader Comments (1)
Wow! That makes a lot of sense because if you think about it a lot of people find it hard to forgive or move on. It's like the cut is so deep that it causes people to put up a wall to protect that cut. More cuts only cause the wall to stay up longer and stronger.