Wired to Regulate: Brain Connectivity Predicts Emotion Regulation Capacity and Tendency.

ABSTRACT: Emotion regulation relies on the flexible coordination of neural networks involved in strategy selection and implementation. While previous studies have focused on task-related brain activity, the role of intrinsic, resting-state connectivity in shaping regulatory tendency in strategy selection and capacity in strategy implementation remains less well understood. Using spectral Dynamic Causal Modeling (spDCM) of resting-state fMRI data, we examined how effective connectivity within four emotion-related brain networks predicts individual differences in the capacity to implement and the tendency to select reappraisal versus distraction for high-intensity emotional stimuli. Forty healthy adults completed two emotion regulation tasks and a 10-min resting-state fMRI scan. We found that distinct

SUBMITTER: Morawetz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595545 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature