fMRI feedback enhances emotion regulation as evidenced by a reduced amygdala response
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Deficits in emotion regulation are a prominent feature of psychiatric conditions and a promising target for treatment. For instance, cognitive reappraisal is regarded as an effective strategy for emotion regulation. Neurophysiological models have established the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) as a key structure in the regulation of emotion processing through modulations of emotion-eliciting structures such as the amygdala. Feedback of the LPFC activity by real-time functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) may thus enhance the efficacy of cognitive reappraisal. During cognitive reappraisal of aversive visual stimuli, LPFC activity was fed back to the experimental group, whereas control participants received no such information. As a result, during reappraisal, amygdala activity was lower in the experimental group than in the controls. Furthermore, an increase of inter-hemispheric functional connectivity emerged in the feedback group. The current study extends the neurofeedback literature by suggesting that fMRI feedback can modify brain activity during a given task.
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The experimental design was adapted from a previously validated rt-fMRI NF guided cognitive reappraisal study in healthy individuals (Sarkheil et al., 2015).
“The experimental design was adapted from a study on rt-fMRI NF guided cognitive reappraisal in healthy individuals that was previously validated in our research group (Sarkheil et al., 2015).”
From Rt-fMRI neurofeedback-guided cognitive reappraisal training modulates amygdala responsivity in posttraumatic stress disorder (2020) · cites this paper as Sarkheil et al., 2015
In healthy subjects, Sarkheil et al. (2015) showed significantly reduced amygdala responsivity during rt-fMRI NF guided cognitive reappraisal training of the left lateral prefrontal cortex.
“In healthy subjects, Sarkheil et al. (2015) showed significantly reduced amygdala responsivity during rt-fMRI NF guided cognitive reappraisal training of the left lateral prefrontal”
From Rt-fMRI neurofeedback-guided cognitive reappraisal training modulates amygdala responsivity in posttraumatic stress disorder (2020) · cites this paper as Sarkheil et al., 2015
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- Authors
- Sarkheil, P., Zilverstand, A., Kilian-Hütten, N., Schneider, F., Goebel, R., & Mathiak, K.
- Affiliations
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Sarkheil, Pegah
- Venue
- Behavioural Brain Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-03
- Volume
- 281
- Pages
- 326-332
- ISSN
- 0166-4328 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2126949823
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 10
- FWCI
- 5.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behavioural Brain Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
- RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken
- Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (MA2631/6-1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- fMRI neurofeedback, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal, lateral prefrontal cortex
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Amygdala, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Emotions, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Photic Stimulation, Visual Perception, Case-Control Studies, Neurofeedback
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