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An Event-Related Examination Of Neural Activity During Social Interactions, Jason R. Themanson, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Aaron B. Ball, Peter J. Rosen
An Event-Related Examination Of Neural Activity During Social Interactions, Jason R. Themanson, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Aaron B. Ball, Peter J. Rosen
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D
Social exclusion is known to cause alterations in neural activity and perceptions of social distress. However, previous research is largely limited to examining social interactions as a unitary phenomenon without investigating adjustments in neural and attentional processes that occur during social interactions. To address this limitation, we examined neural activity on a trial-by-trial basis during different social interactions. Our results show conflict monitoring neural alarm activation, indexed by the N2, in response to specific exclusionary events; even during interactions that are inclusionary overall and in the absence of self-reported feelings of social pain. Furthermore, we show enhanced attentional activation to …
Influences Of Different Degrees Of Social Exclusion On Neural Activity, Jason R. Themanson, Amanda D. Larsen, Jennifer A. Schreiber, Kaitlin R. Dunn
Influences Of Different Degrees Of Social Exclusion On Neural Activity, Jason R. Themanson, Amanda D. Larsen, Jennifer A. Schreiber, Kaitlin R. Dunn
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D
Social Exclusion Although recent research has made strides in understanding the behavioral impact of varying degrees of social exclusion on targets of exclusion, little is known about the ongoing neural dynamics present during the exclusion process. Importantly, previous research has shown differences in neural activity during exclusionary and inclusionary interactions as well as to exclusionary and inclusionary social events. However, no examinations have investigated whether these differences are sensitive to different degrees of social inclusion or exclusion. Current Study To examine the potential impact of varying degrees of social exclusion on neural activity related to being the target of exclusion, …
Investigating Differences Due To The Timing Of Social Exclusion, Jason R. Themanson, Jennifer A. Schreiber, Amanda D. Larsen, Kaitlin R. Dunn
Investigating Differences Due To The Timing Of Social Exclusion, Jason R. Themanson, Jennifer A. Schreiber, Amanda D. Larsen, Kaitlin R. Dunn
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D
Social Exclusion When examining social exclusion, researchers typically focus on the end of the interaction. However, recent research examining patterns of neural activation during social interactions indicates that specific events throughout an interaction are related to perceptions of exclusion (Themanson et al., 2013). This leaves open the possibility that exclusion-related consequences may be present even if someone was fully included at the end of a social interaction. To address this issue, we varied the timing of similar durations of exclusion within social interactions to see the effects on exclusion-related neural activity and self-reported feeling states. Current Study To examine the …
The Ongoing Cognitive Processing Of Exclusionary Social Events: Evidence From Event-Related Potentials, Jason R. Themanson, Aaron B. Ball, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Jennifer A. Schreiber, Amanda D. Larsen, Kaitlin R. Dunn, Peter J. Rosen
The Ongoing Cognitive Processing Of Exclusionary Social Events: Evidence From Event-Related Potentials, Jason R. Themanson, Aaron B. Ball, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Jennifer A. Schreiber, Amanda D. Larsen, Kaitlin R. Dunn, Peter J. Rosen
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D
Social Exclusion and ERPs Social exclusion is theorized to influence cognition by reallocating attention toward exclusion and away from other processes. Accordingly, this additional processing of exclusionary events should be exhibited in neural indices of attention allocation. Previous research has shown N2 differences at the moment that an individual can identify being included or excluded within an ongoing social interaction regardless of the larger nature of the social exchange. Further, research has shown that exclusion draws attention away from other cognitive control processes, suggesting that additional processing of exclusionary events should be evidenced in ongoing interactions. Current Study To examine …
Living (And Dying) In The Moment: An Examination Of Ongoing Neural Activity During Social Exclusion, Jason R. Themanson, Stephanie M. Khatcherian,, Aaron B. Ball
Living (And Dying) In The Moment: An Examination Of Ongoing Neural Activity During Social Exclusion, Jason R. Themanson, Stephanie M. Khatcherian,, Aaron B. Ball
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D
Social exclusion is known to cause alterations in neural alarm activity as well as perceptions of social distress. However, previous research is largely limited to examining neural activation aggregated within blocks of social interactions, which does not allow for the examination of adjustments in neural alarm processes, or additional task-relevant attentional processes, during social interactions. To address these limitations, we examined neural alarm activity and other attention-related neural processes on a trial-by-trial basis during different social interactions that were characterized as largely inclusive or exclusive. Our results show neural alarm activation, evidenced by the N2 component, in response to all …