Acetaminophen reduces social pain: Behavioral and neural evidence

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 931-937

  DeWall, C Nathan ^a   MacDonald, Geoff ^b   Webster, Gregory D ^c   Masten, Carrie L ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^e   Powell, Caitlin ^f   Combs, David ^a   Schurtz, David R ^a   Stillman, Tyler F ^e   Tice, Dianne M ^e   Eisenberger, Naomi I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; FMRI; Social exclusion; Social pain; Social rejection

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN; REFERENCE VALUES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 77954833501     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610374741     Document Type: Article

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