Neurostructural correlates of dispositional self-compassion

Guan, Fang; Liu, Guanmin; Pedersen, Walker S.; Chen, Outong; Zhao, Sasa; Peng, Kaiping

doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107978

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“…The coordinating role of the PCC is thought to be driven by rich anatomical and functional connections between the PCC and the rest of the brain that places this region as a good candidate to orchestrate mental representations such as self‐reference (Davey et al, 2016). The second model put forward the hypothesis that the integrative property of the self is associated with the functions of the MPFC as part of the DMN and how this region is coupled with the SN and regions involved in cognitive control such as DLPFC (Guan et al, 2021; Sui & Gu, 2017). The results of the NBS in the present study support the integrative ‘core‐self’ model (Sui & Gu, 2017) by demonstrating that the SRE is generated via interactions between the MPFC and areas outside the DMN such as LPFC and AI.…”

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Self‐prioritization is supported by interactions between large‐scale brain networks

Yankouskaya

2022

Eur J of Neuroscience

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Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has provided solid evidence that the default mode network (DMN) is implicated in selfreferential processing. The functional connectivity of the DMN has also been observed in tasks where self-referential processing leads to self-prioritization (SPE) in perception and decision-making. However, we are less certain about whether (i) SPE solely depends on the interplay within parts of the DMN or is driven by multiple brain networks and (ii) whether SPE is associated with a unique component of interconnected networks or can be explained by related effects such as emotion prioritization. We addressed these questions by identifying and comparing topological clusters of networks involved in self-and emotion prioritization effects generated in an associative-matching task. Using network-based statistics, we found that SPE controlled by emotion is supported by a unique component of interacting networks, including the medial prefrontal part of the DMN (MPFC), frontoparietal network (FPN) and insular salience network (SN). This component emerged as a result of a focal effect confined to few connections, indicating that interaction between DMN, FPC and SN is critical to cognitive operations for the SPE. This result was validated on a separate data set. In contrast, prioritization of happy emotion was associated with a component formed by interactions between the rostral prefrontal part of SN, posterior parietal part of FPN and the MPFC, whereas sad emotion reveals a cluster of the DMN, dorsal attention network (DAN)

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Self‐prioritization is supported by interactions between large‐scale brain networks

Yankouskaya

2022

Eur J of Neuroscience

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“…Finally, despite considerable evidence for associations between GMV deficits in the right ITG/FG and emotion dysregulation, the literature includes at least some conflicting results. In particular, Guan et al67 assessed GMV correlates of self-compassion facets including over-identification, a construct that reflects getting carried away with negative feelings and exaggerating their importance, similar to the magnification component of PC. Contrary to our results, these authors reported a significant positive correlation between over-identification and GMV in the right ITG.…”

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Individual Differences in Pain Catastrophizing and Regional Gray Matter Volume Among Community-dwelling Adults With Chronic Pain

Liu¹,

You²,

Zhang³

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The Clinical Journal of Pain

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Objectives: Elevations in pain catastrophizing (PC) are associated with more severe pain, emotional distress, and impairment within samples with chronic pain. However, brain structure correlates underlying individual differences in PC are not well understood and predict more severe pain and impairment within samples with chronic pain. This study assessed links between regional gray matter volume (GMV) and individual differences in PC within a large mixed chronic pain sample. Materials and Methods: Chinese adult community dwellers with chronic pain of at least 3 months duration (101 women and 59 men) completed self-report measures of background characteristics, pain severity, depression, and a widely validated PC questionnaire as well as a structural magnetic resonance imagining scan featuring voxel-based morphology to assess regional GMV correlates of PC. Results: After controlling for demographic correlates of PC, pain severity, and depression, higher PC scores had a significant, unique association with lower GMV levels in the inferior temporal area of the right fusiform gyrus, a region previously implicated in emotion regulation. Discussion: GMV deficits, particularly in right temporal-occipital emotion regulation regions, correspond to high levels of PC among individuals with chronic pain.

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“…In another study, self-compassion correlated negatively with DLPFC activation while viewing sad versus neutral faces ( Liu et al, 2020 ). A recent study using voxel-based morphometry analysis also revealed a negative correlation between dispositional self-compassion and gray matter volume in the left DLPFC ( Guan et al, 2021 ). In addition, self-reassurance, a proxy for self-compassion, elicited greater activity in the DLPFC compared to self-criticism ( Lutz et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…A few studies have begun to explore the mechanistic evidence of self-compassion, in which the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) seems to play a key role ( Berry et al, 2020 ; Guan et al, 2021 ). For instance, trait self-compassion was associated with increased DLPFC response to self-criticism versus neutral contexts following a brief self-compassion training ( Lutz et al, 2020 ).…”

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Concurrent TMS-EEG and EEG reveal neuroplastic and oscillatory changes associated with self-compassion and negative emotions

Luo

Che

2023

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

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Neurostructural correlates of dispositional self-compassion

Cited by 17 publications

References 56 publications

Self‐prioritization is supported by interactions between large‐scale brain networks

Self‐prioritization is supported by interactions between large‐scale brain networks

Individual Differences in Pain Catastrophizing and Regional Gray Matter Volume Among Community-dwelling Adults With Chronic Pain

Concurrent TMS-EEG and EEG reveal neuroplastic and oscillatory changes associated with self-compassion and negative emotions

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