A neural signature of social support mitigates negative emotion

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 17293
• Main Authors: Pei, Rui, Courtney, Andrea L., Ferguson, Ian, Brennan, Connor, Zaki, Jamil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.10.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/378/1457; 631/378/2645; 631/477; 631/477/2811; Brain; Cognition & reasoning; Emotional regulation; Emotions; Humanities and Social Sciences; Machine learning; Medical imaging; Memory; multidisciplinary; Neuroimaging; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Social interaction; Social interactions; Social support; Time series

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 developed a...