An essential tension can be found between researchers interested in ecological validity and
those concerned with maintaining experimental control. Research in the human …

The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is implicated in a broad range of behaviors and
cognitive processes, but it has been unclear what contribution, if any, the ACC makes to …

We examined 120 Cyberball studies (N= 11,869) to determine the effect size of ostracism
and conditions under which the effect may be reversed, eliminated, or small. Our analyses …

Social feelings have conceptual and empirical connections with affect and emotion. In this
review, we discuss how they relate to cognition, emotion, behavior and well-being. We …

The emergence of social neuroscience has significantly advanced our understanding of the
relationship that exists between social processes and their neurobiological underpinnings …

Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activation is commonly observed in studies of pain,
executive control, conflict monitoring, and salience processing, making it difficult to interpret …

A great deal of human emotion arises in response to real, anticipated, remembered, or
imagined rejection by other people. Because acceptance by other people improved …

Social exclusion refers to the experience of being disregarded or rejected by others and has
wide-ranging negative consequences for well-being and cognition. Cyberball, a game …

The anterior insula (AI) and mid-anterior cingulate cortex (mACC) have repeatedly been
implicated in first-hand and vicarious experiences of pain, disgust and unfairness. However …

Social ties are crucial for physical and mental health. However, psychiatric patients
frequently encounter social rejection. Moreover, an increased reactivity to social exclusion …