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SUBMITTER: Hein G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6170805 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hein Grit G Engelmann Jan B JB Tobler Philippe N PN
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20180926 1887
Pain feels different in different social contexts, yet the mechanisms behind social pain modulation remain poorly understood. To elucidate the impact of social context on pain processing, we investigated how group membership, one of the most important social context factors, shapes pain relief behaviourally and neurally in humans undergoing functional neuroimaging. Participants repeatedly received pain relief from a member of their own group (ingroup treatment) or a member of a disliked outgroup ...[more]