PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, Social Rejection
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Social neuroscience: the scientific study of how people"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others using the methods and theories of neuroscience. Combines theories and methods from social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, computer science. Social categorization: act of mentally classifying someone as belonging in a group. By doing so, we activate schemas (stereotypes) We categorize faces based on their race, gender, age. Brain activities differ when participants view members of different. People often describe experiences of social rejection or loss as some of the most painful. Method - fmri (functional magnetic resonance imaging) experiences. Measures changes in the oxygenation of blood flowing in the brain. Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dacc) was more active during exclusion that during inclusion in physical and social pain studies. Given the neural mechanism that underlies both physical pain and social pain, pain relievers like tylenol can reduce social pain.
