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SUBMITTER: Cristofori I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4666104 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cristofori Irene I Harquel Sylvain S Isnard Jean J Mauguière François F Sirigu Angela A
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20150511 12
Social pain after exclusion by others activates brain regions also involved in physical pain. Here we evaluated whether monetary reward could compensate for the negative feeling of social pain in the brain. To address this question we used the unique technique of intracranial electroencephalography in subjects with drug resistant epilepsy. Specifically, we recorded theta activity from intracranial electrodes implanted in the insular cortex while subjects experienced conditions of social inclusio ...[more]