The Neuroscience of Emotions
The Neuroscience of Jealousy
Social comparison, threat detection and the anterior cingulate cortex: why jealousy feels like pain and what it reveals about attachment and self-worth
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Jealousy is one of the most intensely aversive emotions the brain can produce, activating neural circuits associated with social pain, threat detection, and the desperate preservation of valued relationships. This article explores why the brain generates jealousy, how it differs from envy, and what neuroscience reveals about the attachment systems that drive possessive distress.
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