Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence

Patrik Wikman; Patrik Wikman; Mona Moisala; Mona Moisala; Artturi Ylinen; Jallu Lindblom; Jallu Lindblom; Sointu Leikas; Katariina Salmela-Aro; Katariina Salmela-Aro; Kirsti Lonka; Kirsti Lonka; Berna Güroğlu; Kimmo Alho; Kimmo Alho

doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (May 2022)

Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence

Patrik Wikman,
Patrik Wikman,
Mona Moisala,
Mona Moisala,
Artturi Ylinen,
Jallu Lindblom,
Jallu Lindblom,
Sointu Leikas,
Katariina Salmela-Aro,
Katariina Salmela-Aro,
Kirsti Lonka,
Kirsti Lonka,
Berna Güroğlu,
Kimmo Alho,
Kimmo Alho

Affiliations

Patrik Wikman: Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Patrik Wikman: Advanced Magnetic Imaging Centre, Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Mona Moisala: Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Mona Moisala: Advanced Magnetic Imaging Centre, Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Artturi Ylinen: Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Jallu Lindblom: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Jallu Lindblom: Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Sointu Leikas: Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Katariina Salmela-Aro: Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Katariina Salmela-Aro: School of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
Kirsti Lonka: Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Kirsti Lonka: Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Berna Güroğlu: Institute of Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Kimmo Alho: Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Kimmo Alho: Advanced Magnetic Imaging Centre, Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16

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Previous studies have examined the neural correlates of receiving negative feedback from peers during virtual social interaction in young people. However, there is a lack of studies applying platforms adolescents use in daily life. In the present study, 92 late-adolescent participants performed a task that involved receiving positive and negative feedback to their opinions from peers in a Facebook-like platform, while brain activity was measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Peer feedback was shown to activate clusters in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), superior temporal gyrus and sulcus (STG/STS), and occipital cortex (OC). Negative feedback was related to greater activity in the VLPFC, MPFC, and anterior insula than positive feedback, replicating previous findings on peer feedback and social rejection. Real-life habits of social media use did not correlate with brain responses to negative feedback.

Published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

ISSN: 1662-5153 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/behavioral_neuroscience

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