Phase-synchronized brain connectivity during emotion regulation: attachment as a moderator.

ABSTRACT: Emotion regulation is essential for modulating emotional experiences. According to studies in attachment, individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance may lead to difficulties in the strategies used to regulate emotions. These dispositions may shape the neural mechanisms underlying regulation. This study examined oscillatory brain connectivity during two strategies-cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression-across delta (1-3 Hz), theta (4-8 Hz), alpha (9-12 Hz), and beta (15-30 Hz) bands. We also tested whether attachment orientations modulate these connectivity patterns. Sixty adults completed an emotion regulation task while electroencephalographic (EEG) was recorded. Connectivity was estimated using the debiased weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI). Linear mixed-effects m

SUBMITTER: Domic-Siede M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12398388 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature