The Social Regulation of Pain: Autonomic and Neurophysiological Changes Associated with Perceived Threat

• Social support was demonstrated to reduce pain experience.• Social support decreased heart rate and EEG frontal theta to the threat-of-pain.• Decreased heart rate and frontal theta were related to greater pain reduction.• Frontal theta was source localized to the insula and the rostral-ventral ACC.

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