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The Cyberball Experiment: How a Simple Ball-Tossing Game Revealed Why Social Exclusion Hurts Like a Physical Wound

A simple virtual ball-tossing game revealed that social exclusion by complete strangers activates the same brain region linked to physical pain — even when participants know the other players aren'...

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