The neurobiology of rewards and values in social decision making

CC Ruff, E Fehr - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
How does our brain choose the best course of action? Choices between material goods are
thought to be steered by neural value signals that encode the rewarding properties of the …

Integrating empathy and interpersonal emotion regulation

J Zaki - Annual review of psychology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
When individuals experience empathy, they often seek to bolster others' well-being. But
what do empathizers want others to feel? Though psychologists have studied empathy and …

Interpersonal mechanisms linking close relationships to health.

PR Pietromonaco, NL Collins - American Psychologist, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Close relationships play a vital role in human health, but much remains to be learned about
specific mechanisms of action and potential avenues for intervention. This article provides …

Interpersonal emotion regulation: Implications for affiliation, perceived support, relationships, and well-being.

WC Williams, SA Morelli, DC Ong… - Journal of personality and …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 115 (4) of Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology (see record 2018-45703-004). In the article, there …

Brain-to-brain coupling during handholding is associated with pain reduction

P Goldstein, I Weissman-Fogel… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms underlying analgesia related to social touch are not clear. While recent
research highlights the role of the empathy of the observer to pain relief in the target, the …

Herding brains: a core neural mechanism for social alignment

SG Shamay-Tsoory, N Saporta, IZ Marton-Alper… - Trends in cognitive …, 2019 - cell.com
When we clap our hands in synchrony, feel the sadness of a friend, or match our attitudes to
peer norms, we align our behavior with others. We propose here a model that views …

Toward understanding understanding: The importance of feeling understood in relationships

HT Reis, EP Lemay Jr… - Social and Personality …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
People want to be understood by others, yet their perceptions of being understood are only
modestly related to actually being understood by others. In this article, we provide an …

The emerging neuroscience of social media

D Meshi, DI Tamir, HR Heekeren - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Social media use is a global phenomenon, with almost two billion people worldwide
regularly using these websites. As Internet access around the world increases, so will the …

AI can help people feel heard, but an AI label diminishes this impact

Y Yin, N Jia, CJ Wakslak - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
People want to “feel heard” to perceive that they are understood, validated, and valued. Can
AI serve the deeply human function of making others feel heard? Our research addresses …

An affective neuroscience model of boosting resilience in adults

G Tabibnia - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Although research has identified dozens of behavioral and psychosocial strategies for
boosting resilience in adults, little is known about the common underlying pathways. A …