Multivariate Patterns of Posterior Cortical Activity Differentiate Forms of Emotional Distancing
Autor: | John Powers, John L. Graner, Kevin S. LaBar |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Adolescent Distancing Brain activity and meditation Cognitive Neuroscience Emotions Affect (psychology) Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Random Allocation Young Adult medicine Humans Default mode network Cerebral Cortex medicine.diagnostic_test Parietal lobe Magnetic Resonance Imaging Emotional Regulation Multivariate Analysis Construal level theory Original Article Female Psychology Functional magnetic resonance imaging Neuroscience Neurocognitive Photic Stimulation Psychomotor Performance |
Zdroj: | Cereb Cortex |
Popis: | Distancing is an effective tactic for emotion regulation, which can take several forms depending on the type(s) of psychological distance being manipulated to modify affect. We recently proposed a neurocognitive model of emotional distancing, but it is unknown how its specific forms are instantiated in the brain. Here, we presented healthy young adults (N = 34) with aversive pictures during functional magnetic resonance imaging to directly compare behavioral performance and brain activity across spatial, temporal, and objective forms of distancing. We found emotion regulation performance to be largely comparable across these forms. A conjunction analysis of activity associated with these forms yielded a high degree of overlap, encompassing regions of the default mode and frontoparietal networks as predicted by our model. A multivariate pattern classification further revealed distributed patches of posterior cortical activation that discriminated each form from one another. These findings not only confirm aspects of our overarching model but also elucidate a novel role for cortical regions in and around the parietal lobe in selectively supporting spatial, temporal, and social cognitive processes to distance oneself from an emotional encounter. These regions may provide new targets for brain-based interventions for emotion dysregulation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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