2019
Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion
Kober H, Buhle J, Weber J, Ochsner KN, Wager TD. Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2019, 14: 1147-1158. PMID: 31989171, PMCID: PMC7057281, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsz104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMindful acceptanceEmotion regulation strategiesCognitive control systemPrefrontal control systemsMeditation-naïve participantsSelf-report measuresKinds of stimuliEmotion regulationNeutral imagesNegative emotionsAmygdala responseMindfulness trainingNegative affectAffective significanceEmotional intensityRegulation strategiesBrain processesNegative imageInitial appraisalEmotionsLateral pain systemPain systemStimuliParticipantsChronic pain
2013
Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-Analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies
Buhle JT, Silvers JA, Wager TD, Lopez R, Onyemekwu C, Kober H, Weber J, Ochsner KN. Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-Analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies. Cerebral Cortex 2013, 24: 2981-2990. PMID: 23765157, PMCID: PMC4193464, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral temporal cortexCognitive reappraisalEmotional respondingTemporal cortexSemantic representationEmotion regulation strategiesCognitive control regionsParietal control regionsVentromedial prefrontal cortexHuman neuroimaging studiesEmotion-related responsesCognitive controlEmotional stimuliFear extinctionAmygdala responseNegative affectRegulation strategiesNeuroimaging studiesBilateral amygdalaPrefrontal cortexAffective impactBrain regionsAttenuate activityAmygdalaReappraisal