Feeling left out in the Lunchroom: Neural mechanisms of ostracism vary across adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Ostracism (i.e., being ignored/excluded) can cause intense emotional reactions that detrimentally impact mental and physical health. Adolescents may be particularly susceptible to these negative consequences due to brain maturation and changing social priorities. To better understand how neural mechanisms of ostracism vary across development (i.e., age, puberty), the current study employed a pictorial adaptation of Hudac's (2019) Lunchroom electroencephalography (EEG) task in a sample of 84 adolescents (aged 10-14 years). Results indicated unique effects across event-related potential amplitudes, including a reversed pattern (greater sensitivity to inclusion) for the P1, the "classic" ostracism effect (greater sensitivity to exclusion) for the N2, and classic effects when modulated by pube

SUBMITTER: Nelson CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12419119 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature