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Neural Correlates of Conscious Self-Regulation of Emotion
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A fundamental question about the relationship between cognition and emotion concerns the neural substrate underlying emotional self-regulation. To address this issue, brain activation was measured in normal male subjects while they either responded in a normal manner to erotic film excerpts or voluntarily attempted to inhibit the sexual arousal induced by viewing erotic stimuli. Results demonstrated that the sexual arousal experienced, in response to the erotic film excerpts, was associated with activation in "limbic" and paralimbic structures, such as the right amygdala, right anterior temporal pole, and hypothalamus. In addition, the attempted inhibition of the sexual arousal generated by viewing the erotic stimuli was associated with activation of the right superior frontal gyrus and right anterior cingulate gyrus. No activation was found in limbic areas. These findings reinforce the view that emotional self-regulation is normally implemented by a neural circuit comprising various prefrontal regions and subcortical limbic structures. They also suggest that humans have the capacity to influence the electrochemical dynamics of their brains, by voluntarily changing the nature of the mind processes unfolding in the psychological space.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Beauregard, M., Lévesque, J., & Bourgouin, P.
- Affiliations
- Hôpital Notre-Dame (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Beauregard, Mario
- Venue
- The Journal of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Society for Neuroscience
- Published
- 2001-09-15
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- RC165-RC165
- ISSN
- 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-2401
- PMC
- PMC6763007
- OpenAlex
- W2161447862
- Cited by
- 1,033
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 14.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Keywords
- emotion regulation, sexual arousal, amygdala, anterior temporal pole, hypothalamus, anterior cingulate cortex, superior frontal gyrus, prefrontal control, limbic system, neural correlates
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Behavior, Brain, Brain Mapping, Consciousness, Emotions, Erotica, Humans, Limbic System, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Inhibition, Neurons, Oxygen, Repression, Psychology, Subtraction Technique, Volition, Prefrontal Cortex, Sexuality
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