A neural signature of social support mitigates negative emotion

Abstract Social support can mitigate the impact of distressing events. Such stress buffering elicits activity in many brain regions, but it remains unclear (1) whether this activity constitutes a stable brain signature, and (2) whether brain activity can predict buffering across people. Here, we dev...

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Main Authors: Rui Pei, Andrea L. Courtney, Ian Ferguson, Connor Brennan, Jamil Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43273-w