# "Brain stimulation may buffer feelings of social pain" **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [December 30, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/brain-stimulation-may-buffer-feelings-of-social-pain/57687 "2012-12-30T15:13:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/brain-stimulation-may-buffer-feelings-of-social-pain/57687/1 "2012-12-30T15:13:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Paolo Riva of the University of Milano-Bicocca and colleagues wanted to examine whether there might be a causal relationship between activity in the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (rVLPFC) ? known to be involved in the regulation of physical pain and negative expressions of emotion ? and experiences of social pain. ↳Click here to read the full article. ([http://www.eurekalert.org/pub\_releases/2012-12/afps-bsm120412.php](http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/afps-bsm120412.php)) ---
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 9:45am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/brain-stimulation-may-buffer-feelings-of-social-pain/57687/2 "2013-01-07T09:45:26Z")
Fascinating article. While reading it I was wondering if the social exclusion we “all” feel can be mitigated through our use of [pheromones](https://a314.com/). Perhaps our own “mental visualization” is occurring thus limiting our pain, enabling us to go forward and still be social. Many people, rather than feeling the pain of rejection (social exclusion) would rather self reject on the premise its going to happen anyway and feel more in control by doing it to themselves rather than have someone else do it to them. Nice find