Avoiding the gut-punch: Why Social Rejection Feels Like Physical Pain
Social rejection isn't just emotionally upsetting, it triggers the same brain regions, the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the anterior insula, that respo…
Why Being Ignored Hurts: The Physical Pain of Social Rejection
Being ignored or socially rejected can trigger a real, physical sensation of pain. The brain registers this distress in the same regions as physical injury, re…