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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation

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Fixing our focus: training attention to regulate emotion.

Heather A Wadlinger¹, Derek M Isaacowitz

¹Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.

Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc

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Attention can be trained to regulate emotions, shifting focus to positive information for improved emotional well-being. This study explores attention training as a key component of emotion regulation strategies.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Emotional Regulation

Background:

Negative attentional biases are linked to attentional dysfunction and negative moods.
Limited research exists on attention as an adaptive strategy for emotional regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the role of attention in emotion regulation.
To present evidence for selective attention to positive information as a regulatory mechanism.
To propose a model for attention training methodologies.

Main Methods:

Review of empirical studies on attentional biases and emotion regulation.
Theoretical argument for attention as a tool for emotional regulation.
Integration of attention networks with emotion regulation strategies in a proposed model.

Main Results:

Selective attention to positive information demonstrates emotion regulation.
Attentional regulation is a critical component of the emotion regulatory process.
Attentional regulation can be effectively trained through practice.

Conclusions:

Attention is an invaluable tool for promoting emotion regulation and enhancing emotional well-being.
Meditative practices show promise as effective training methodologies.
Further research is needed to explore the therapeutic qualities of attention.