Penn study finds linkage between social network structure and brain activity

(University of Pennsylvania) New research performed at the University of Pennsylvania finds that the brain's response to social exclusion differs depending on the structure of a person's social network. Those with tight-knit social circles show less dynamic brain activity when excluded than those whose friend groupings are more diffuse.

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