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Broken Hearts and Broken Bones: A Neural Perspective on the Similarities Between Social and Physical Pain

Eisenberger, Naomi I.·2012·Current Directions in Psychological Science

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Although it is common to describe experiences of social rejection or loss with words typically reserved for physical pain, the idea that these social experiences might actually be experienced as painful seems more far-fetched. However, accumulating evidence demonstrates that social pain—the painful feelings following social rejection or loss—may rely on pain-related neural circuitry. Here, I summarize a program of research that has explored whether social pain relies on pain-related neural regions, as well as some of the expected consequences of a physical–social pain overlap. I also discuss the implications of these findings for our understanding of social pain.

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Authors: Eisenberger, N. I.
Affiliations: University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author: Eisenberger, Naomi I.
ORCID: Eisenberger, Naomi I.
Venue: Current Directions in Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2012-01-31
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
Pages: 42-47
ISSN: 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
1467-8721
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411429455
OpenAlex: W2161577472
Cited by: 127
References: 27
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 18.84
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords: social pain, social rejection, loss, bodily pain, emotional pain

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