Episode 5 | Social Pain Is Real Pain
Clip: Episode 5 | 1m 6s
Social pain activates the brain’s pain matrix.
An experiment to mimic social rejection reveals that being socially excluded activates networks involved in pain.
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Episode 5 | Social Pain Is Real Pain
Clip: Episode 5 | 1m 6s
An experiment to mimic social rejection reveals that being socially excluded activates networks involved in pain.
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