2013
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00816
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Brain mechanisms underlying the impact of attachment-related stress on social cognition

Abstract: Mentalizing, in particular the successful attribution of complex mental states to others, is crucial for navigating social interactions. This ability is highly influenced by external factors within one's daily life, such as stress. We investigated the impact of stress on the brain basis of mentalization in adults. Using a novel modification of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET-R) we compared the differential effects of two personalized stress induction procedures: a general stress induction (GSI) and… Show more

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“…Stress and heightened arousal may inhibit the engagement of cortically-controlled processes of explicit mentalization that underscore reflection and reasoning when engaged with others (Fonagy & Luyten, 2009). A recent neuroimaging study converges with this notion in finding that the nature of the stressor (interpersonal vs. non-interpersonal) significantly impacted the recruitment of brain regions involved in mentalizing (Nolte et al, 2013). However, it is also important to consider the potential bi-directionality of these findings wherein impairments in mentalizing may be associated with increasing distress.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Stress and heightened arousal may inhibit the engagement of cortically-controlled processes of explicit mentalization that underscore reflection and reasoning when engaged with others (Fonagy & Luyten, 2009). A recent neuroimaging study converges with this notion in finding that the nature of the stressor (interpersonal vs. non-interpersonal) significantly impacted the recruitment of brain regions involved in mentalizing (Nolte et al, 2013). However, it is also important to consider the potential bi-directionality of these findings wherein impairments in mentalizing may be associated with increasing distress.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Mentalizing is the capacity to comprehend mental states of ourselves and others, which is developed in interactions with others and depends on the individual attachment history and the current stress or arousal level (Luyten & Fonagy, 2015). Higher attachment-related stress leads to a reduced activation of regions involved in mentalization (Nolte et al, 2013). Both TPJ and PCC, were found to underpin mentalizing and narrative comprehension (Mar, 2004), in which PCC activity was related to the processing of text coherence (Ferstl, Neumann, Bogler, & von Cramon, 2008).…”
Section: Changes In Wellbeing and Countertransference Reactions Indmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mentalization‐based treatment is a psychodynamic treatment rooted in attachment, cognitive, and neuropsychology principles (Bateman & Fonagy, ). One of the main assets of MBT is its links with neurosciences as evidenced by the publication of a wide range of neuroimaging studies exploring the neuroanatomical correlates of mentalizing (Denny, Kober, Wager, & Ochsner, ; Frith & Frith, ; Nolte et al ., ; Stuss, Alexander, & Gallup., ). However, this is an evolving area that requires further consideration after addressing current limitations highlighted by Van Zutphen, Siep, Jacob, Goebel, and Arntz ().…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%