Cited by 318Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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Feeling the Pain of Social Loss

Panksepp, Jaak·2003·Science

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Poets have long waxed lyrical about the pain of a broken heart. Now, as Panksepp explains in his Perspective, this metaphor may reflect real events in the mammalian brain. A new brain neuroimaging study (Eisenberger et al.) reveals that the brain areas that are activated during the distress caused by social exclusion are also those activated during physical pain. Thus, we now have an explanation for the feeling of physical pain that accompanies emotional loss-whether that be the loss of a loved one, rejection by one's social group, or the distress of separation experienced by young animals.

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  1. Panksepp J., in Progress in Theory in Psychopharmacology, , Cooper S. J., Ed. (Academic Press, London, 1981), pp. 149-175.
  2. Miller A., A Road Beyond Loss (Memorial Foundation for Lost Children, Bowling Green, OH, 1995)When I lost my daughter 12 years ago in a horrendous traffic accident, among her papers I found a poem that is now carved on her tombstone. The last stanza is particularly pertinent to the question of whether love can reduce the emotional pain of loss. When your days are full of pain, And you don't know what to do, Recall these words I tell you now –I will always care for you Full poem is published in.

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Authors
Panksepp, J.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Panksepp, Jaak
Venue
Science
Published
2003-10-10
Volume
302
Issue
5643
Pages
237-239
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1628671034
Cited by
318
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
19.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
social exclusion, social pain, bodily pain, neural overlap, emotional loss, brain activation, rejection, grief, mammalian brain, neuroimaging
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain Mapping, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Emotions, Endorphins, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Narcotics, Pain, Rejection, Psychology, Social Isolation, Prefrontal Cortex

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