Neuroscience 2004 Abstract
| Presentation Number: | 669.11 |
|---|---|
| Abstract Title: | Rumination and negative emotion regulation. |
| Authors: |
Ray, R. D.*1
; Ochsner, K. N.2
; Cooper, J.1
; Robertson, E.1
; Gabrieli, J. D. E.1
; Gross, J. J.1
1Psychology, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 2NY, Bldg 420, 450 Serra Mall, 94305, |
| Primary Theme and Topics |
Cognition and Behavior - Motivation and Emotion |
| Session: |
669. Motivation and Emotion: Emotions Poster |
| Presentation Time: | Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:00 AM-11:00 AM |
| Location: | San Diego Convention Center - Hall A-H, Board # PP9 |
| Keywords: | emotion, prefrontal cortex, regulation, amygdala |
Prior work (SFN abstract Q-31, 2002) has established that the use of cognitive reappraisal to up-regulate, or increase, emotional responses involves largely left prefrontal systems similar to those mediating the cognitive down-regulation of emotion. However, it is not clear how individual differences in factors theoretically related to reappraisal capacity affect reappraisal. We hypothesized that individual differences in how negative information is cognitively represented should influence emotion regulation-related brain activations. Specifically, to elucidate the effect of individual differences in chronic tendencies to appraise negative information on the neural bases of emotion regulation, 23 participants completed individual difference measures of rumination (one’s tendency to continue to think about negative information and increase negative emotion) and then were asked to reappraise, or think about the emotionally arousing events in photos in ways that either increased, or decreased, their negative emotion while whole brain fMRI data were collected. The goal was to determine whether individuals who chronically dwell on negative aspects of themselves or events would have stronger neural responses when increasing and have weaker responses when decreasing negative emotion. Results suggested that individual differences in rumination predict (a) increased prefrontal response when simply looking at negative pictures and (b) larger increases in amygdala responses when using cognitive up-regulation. These findings shed light on personality processes in emotion regulation and have implications for affective disorders.
Supported by NIMH grant MH58147
Sample Citation:
[Authors]. [Abstract Title]. Program No. XXX.XX. 2004 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.
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