Le comportement de l’être aimé pourrait altérer le traitement des erreurs dans le cerveau.

Le fait d’être entouré et soutenu par d’autres personnes serait un des éléments clé de notre bien-être tant physiologique, que psychologique. Et dans les personnes qui nous entourent, le soutien apporté par la personne qui partage notre vie serait peut-être encore plus important pour notre santé physique et mentale. Si en étant positif, le soutien de la personne aimé participe à nous permettre de tenter de nouvelles choses et à nous remettre de nos erreurs ; que se passe-t-il dans le cerveau lorsque ce soutien se révèle négatif ?

Chronique diffusée le 16 février 2023. L’ensemble des chroniques est accessible sur une playlist dédiée.

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Pour aller plus loin :

« Having an unsupportive romantic partner is associated with neurophysiological changes in error processing », par Eric Dolan. Publié sur Psypost, le 21/04/2022. Consulté le 26/01/2023. Lien : https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/having-an-unsupportive-romantic-partner-is-associated-with-neurophysiological-changes-in-error-processing-62977.

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Un autre épisode du podcast en lien :

« La Tête Dans Le Cerveau #167 – La renforçante révélation intime ».

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Source image :

Kelly Sikkema – Due persone in possesso du cuore papercut photo (2020). https://unsplash.com/fr/photos/4le7k9XVYjE

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