Differential engagement of the posterior cingulate cortex during cognitive restructuring of negative self- and social beliefs.

ABSTRACT: Negative self-beliefs are a core feature of psychopathology, encompassing both negative appraisals about oneself directly (i.e. self-judgment) and negative inferences of how the self is appraised by others (i.e. social judgment). Challenging maladaptive self-beliefs via cognitive restructuring is a core treatment mechanism of gold-standard psychotherapies. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the restructuring of these two kinds of negative self-beliefs are poorly understood. Eighty-six healthy participants cognitively restructured self-judgment and social-judgment negative self-belief statements during 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning. Cognitive restructuring broadly elicited activation in the core default mode network (DMN), salience and frontoparietal control

SUBMITTER: Agathos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature