Author: Lele Chen1, Fangmin Chen1, Ke Bo2, Jingyi Sun1, Renlai Zhou3
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup> Department of Applied Psychology, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, China.
<sup>2</sup> Department of psychological and brain sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.
<sup>3</sup> Department of Psychology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Conference/Journal: Int J Clin Health Psychol
Date published: 2024 Oct-Dec
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Volume ID: 24 , Issue ID: 4 , Pages: 100515 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100515. , Word Count: 185
Interoception, which refers to sensing, interpreting, and integrating internal bodily signals, has been suggested to be associated with emotion regulation. Previous research has demonstrated individual differences in interoception and its impact on emotion regulation. However, the priming effect of interoception on emotion regulation and the underlying neural mechanisms remain unknown. This study aims to examine how interoception primes different strategies of cognitive reappraisal, using electroencephalography (EEG). Thirty-seven healthy participants completed an interoceptive priming task. We found that interoception increased the amplitudes of the late positive potential (LPP) during both interpretation and detachment strategies. The priming effect of interoception in enhancing LPP amplitudes lasted longer for interpretation than for detachment. A decrease in alpha power during reinterpretation was observed after interoceptive priming, but not during detachment. The results revealed that interoception enhanced attention to bodily signals associated with negative emotions during cognitive reappraisal. Interoception showed distinct effects on different strategies of cognitive reappraisal, with different underlying neural mechanisms. Interoception-based programs may be an effective way to enhance the capacity for cognitive reappraisal.
Keywords: Cognitive reappraisal; ERP; Emotion regulation; Interoception; Mindfulness.
PMID: 39507301 PMCID: PMC11539124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100515