In some experiments on the pain of being rejected, participants played a ball-tossing game while their brains were being scanned in an fMRI. Those excluded during the game showed increased activity in areas of the brain involved in the experience of pain. However, when they were given __________, these regions did not show heightened activity.

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Tylenol is a pain reliever that works by inhibiting activity in brain regions involved in the experience of pain. Therefore, if participants were given Tylenol prior to playing the game, the regions involved in the experience of pain would not show heightened activity even if they were excluded during the game.

In Some Experiments on the Pain of Being Rejected, Participants