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Originally posted by ltl/fb
To a part of the brain that registers pain, the distressful reaction from social rejection is just as great as from a poke in the eye
In an experiment at UCLA, researchers monitored the blood flow in the brains of people who had been led to believe that other players in a computer ball game were intentionally excluding them and refusing to let them play with the group.
The shock and distress of this rejection registered in the same part of the brain, called the anterior cingulate cortex, that also responds to physical pain.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/10/09....ap/index.html
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I've known this for years. However, it is an easily treatable condition.
I prescribe hallucinagenics. Preferably peyote, but mushrooms will do. In a pinch, even a bit of acid will help.
(edited to add, and if you follow this advice, the drilling is actually fun!)
Dr. G^3
