Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) involves altered social cognition, notably dysfunctional processing of cues signaling potential social exclusion and heightened social pain. This study uses EEG during a controlled Cyberball task to test whether BPD patients show a functionally altered social-pain network, particularly increased theta activity, when experiencing induced social exclusion.
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Theta oscillation power in brain regions associated with social pain (e.g., frontal cortex, insula, ACC).
Timeframe: From enrollment to the unique visit which last 2 hours. Cyberball Game during EEG: duration about 20 minutes