Dr. Naomi Eisenberger\, UCLA
Social pain and pleasure: The social neuroscience of reje ction and connection
Some of the best and worst expe riences of life involve the making and breaking of social bonds. In order t o better understand the profound experiences associated with social connect ion and rejection\, we have looked to the brain to investigate the basic ne ural systems that might underlie these complex socioemotional experiences. In this talk\, I will explore whether ‘social pain\,’ the feelings resultin g from social rejection or loss\, rely on neural regions that support physi cal pain processing. I will also examine whether ‘social pleasure\,’ specif ically the positive feelings associated with social connection\, rely on ne ural regions and neurochemical substrates (opioids) that support reward-rel ated processing. Together\, the studies presented begin to shed light on th e neural systems that work to promote social connection and ultimately surv ival.
Dr. Naomi Ei
senberger is a Professor
in the Social Psychology program at the University of California\, Los Ang
eles. She is director of the Social and Affective Neuroscience laboratory
as well as co-director of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
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