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Evidence of successful modulation of brain activation and subjective experience during reappraisal of negative emotion in unmedicated depression

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Dillon, Daniel Gerard, Pizzagalli, Diego Andrea·2013·Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to examine cognitive regulation of negative emotion in 12 unmedicated patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 24 controls. The participants used reappraisal to increase (real condition) and reduce (photo condition) the personal relevance of negative and neutral pictures during fMRI as valence ratings were collected; passive viewing (look condition) served as a baseline. Reappraisal was not strongly affected by MDD. Ratings indicated that both groups successfully reappraised negative emotional experience. Both groups also showed better memory for negative vs. neutral pictures 2 weeks later. Across groups, increased brain activation was observed on negative/real vs. negative/look and negative/photo trials in left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), rostral anterior cingulate, left parietal cortex, caudate, and right amygdala. Depressive severity was inversely correlated with activation modulation in the left DLPFC, right amygdala, and right cerebellum during negative reappraisal. The lack of group differences suggests that depressed adults can modulate the brain activation and subjective experience elicited by negative pictures when given clear instructions. However, the negative relationship between depression severity and effects of reappraisal on brain activation indicates that group differences may be detectable in larger samples of more severely depressed participants.

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  • Studies have generally shown no or few differences between MDD and healthy groups in emotion regulation tasks that provided clear cognitive reappraisal instructions.

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Authors
Dillon, D. G., & Pizzagalli, D. A.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Dillon, Daniel Gerard
Venue
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-05
Volume
212
Issue
2
Pages
99-107
ISSN
0925-4927 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2146104796
Cited by
91
References
64
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH068376, F32MH081394)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
cognitive reappraisal, emotion regulation, major depressive disorder, untreated depression, negative emotions, subjective emotional experience, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, amygdala, rostral anterior cingulate cortex, cerebellum, depression severity, emotional memory, valence ratings
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Brain Mapping, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Oxygen, Photic Stimulation, Recognition, Psychology, Young Adult

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