Neuroscience 2002 Abstract
| Presentation Number: | 679.11 |
|---|---|
| Abstract Title: | Exploring the Neural Bases of Emotion Regulation: Comparing the Effects of Cognitive Reappraisal and Working Memory Load. |
| Authors: |
McRae, K.*1
; Ochsner, K.3
; Gross, J.3
; Fleischman, D.2
; Gabrieli, J. D.3,4
1Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2Neurological Sciences, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 3Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 4Neuroscience Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| Primary Theme and Topics |
Cognition and Behavior - Motivation and Emotion |
| Session: |
679. Motivation and emotion VII Poster |
| Presentation Time: | Wednesday, November 6, 2002 10:00 AM-11:00 AM |
| Location: | Hall A2-B3 Q-20 |
| Keywords: | EMOTION, AMYGDALA, WORKING MEMORY |
Neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies have identified brain regions important for processing emotional information, but have only begun to determine those implicated in the regulation of emotional responses. Prior work in our lab has examined a cognitive form of emotion regulation known as reappraisal. Reappraisal can diminish negative affect by interpreting an evocative stimulus in unemotional terms. We found (SFN abstract VV-62, 2001) that reappraisal activated regions of lateral prefrontal cortex implicated in cognitive control and modulated activity in regions implicated in emotion processing. In the present study, we sought to compare reappraisal to two other means of cognitively processing: participants either reappraised each photo, held in held in mind a string of six letters while viewing each photo (WM), or judged the relative number of horizontal or vertical lines (LINES). The goals were to determine a) whether reappraisal relies on the same neurocognitive systems important for working memory and/or perceptually analyzing stimuli and b) whether the emotion modulatory effects of reappraisal would be found for other forms of demanding cognitive processing that do not explicitly regulate affect. Whole brain fMRI data from adult female participants suggests that reappraisal involves some frontal and posterior cortical systems common to the WM and LINES tasks, but uniquely relies on specific regions of medial and lateral prefrontal cortex as well.
Supported by National Science Foundation
Sample Citation:
[Authors]. [Abstract Title]. Program No. XXX.XX. 2002 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Orlando, FL: Society for Neuroscience, 2002. Online.
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