Why rejection hurts: a common neural alarm system for physical and social pain

2004/06/18 by Naomi I. Eisenberger, Matthew D. Lieberman · 872 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #ALARM #Anterior cingulate cortex #Central nervous system #Cingulate cortex #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Feeling #Neural correlates of consciousness #Neural system #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Neuroimaging #Neuroscience #Pain Mechanisms and Treatments #Psychology #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment #Social psychology #Social rejection #Social relation

paper · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2004.05.010

published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences 8(7), 294-300 (Elsevier BV)

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