Sex Differences in Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation in Relation to Resting Heart Rate Variability.

ABSTRACT: Prior studies suggest that sex differences in emotion regulation (ER) ability contribute to sex disparities in affective disorders. In behavioral studies, females rely more on maladaptive strategies to cope with emotional distress than males. Neuroimaging studies suggest that males more efficiently regulate emotion than females by showing less prefrontal cortex activity (suggesting less effort) for similar amygdala activity (similar regulation outcome). However, physiological studies involving heart rate variability (HRV) indicated that, compared with males, females have higher resting HRV, indicative of parasympathetic dominance and better control of emotion. To help resolve these apparently inconsistent findings, we examined sex differences in how resting HRV relates to brain activity wh

SUBMITTER: Min J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415482 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature