AUTHOR=Krach Sören , Paulus Frieder M., Bodden Maren , Kircher TIlo 

TITLE=The rewarding nature of social interactions

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

VOLUME=4

YEAR=2010

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00022

DOI=10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00022

ISSN=1662-5153

ABSTRACT=<p>The objective of this short review is to highlight rewarding aspects of social interactions for humans and discuss their neural basis. Thereby we report recent research findings to illustrate how social stimuli in general are processed in the reward system and highlight the role of Theory of Mind as one mediating process for experiencing social reward during social interactions. In conclusion we discuss clinical implications for psychiatry and psychotherapy.</p>