The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Presents Structural Variations Associated with Empathy and Emotion Regulation in Psychotherapists

Domínguez-Arriola, Marcos E.; Olalde-Mathieu, Víctor Enrique; Garza-Villarreal, Eduardo A.; Barrios, Fernando A.

doi:10.1007/s10548-022-00910-3

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“…Remarkably, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex strongly participates in the empathic response through emotion regulation and perspective-taking, and such capacities are reflected by brain structural variations in psychotherapists. Domínguez-Arriola et al ( 2022 ) have demonstrated that psychotherapists display a significantly thicker left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the A9/46d region than non-therapists and that it correlates with the Empathic Concern (EC) scale score but not with any of the other psychometric measures adopted in the study. The authors concluded that the greater thickness of this region could reflect a superior tendency to regulate one's affective state in a professional context that demands augmented empathic skills than other jobs.…”

Section: The Therapeutic Process Of Human Empathymentioning

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Neuroscience-based psychotherapy: A position paper

Cammisuli

Castelnuovo

2023

Front. Psychol.

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In the recent years, discoveries in neuroscience have greatly impacted upon the need to modify therapeutic practice starting from the evidence showing some cerebral mechanisms capable of coping with mental health crisis and traumatic events of the individual's life history by redesigning the narrative plot and the person's sense of the Self. The emerging dialogue between neuroscience and psychotherapy is increasingly intense and modern psychotherapy cannot ignore the heritage deriving from studies about neuropsychological modification of memory traces, neurobiology of attachment theory, cognitive mechanisms involved in psychopathology, neurophysiology of human empathy, neuroimaging evidence about psychotherapeutic treatment, and somatoform disorders connecting the brain and the body. In the present article, we critically examined sectorial literature and claimed that psychotherapy has to referred to a neuroscience-based approach in order to adopt the most tailored interventions for specific groups of patients or therapy settings. We also provided recommendations for care implementation in clinical practice and illustrated challenges of future research.

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Section: The Therapeutic Process Of Human Empathymentioning

confidence: 86%

Neuroscience-based psychotherapy: A position paper

Cammisuli

Castelnuovo

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Ambos resultados de conectividad funcional se correlacionaron con los puntajes de toma de perspectiva, en los que se identificó que, a mayor correlación entre áreas, mayor puntaje de toma de perspectiva. Aunado a esto, en otro estudio, identificamos que los psicoterapeutas presentaban diferencias en el grosor cortical de la cPFdl en comparación con no-terapeutas (Domínguez-Arriola et al, 2022). Lo anterior indica una relación entre la organización funcional y estructural cerebral de los psicoterapeutas y la regulación cognitiva de su respuesta empática.…”

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Asociación Mexicana de Neuropsicología. 25 años de práctica clínica e investigación

Hernández Galván,

Téllez Alanís,

Villa Rodríguez

2023

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Esta obra conmemora el 25º aniversario de la Asociación Mexicana de Neuropsicología, A. C. (AMN). El libro está dividido en seis apartados. Los dos primeros abordan temas generales y transversales. En la tercera parte se tratan temáticas relacionadas con la neuropsicología infantil y del adolescente. El apartado cuatro está dedicado al envejecimiento normal y patológico. Los capítulos del quinto apartado abordan algunas patologías típicas del quehacer neuropsicológico. Mientras que en la sexta y última parte se tratan temas relacionados con las nuevas tecnologías.

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Research progress on the mechanisms of pain empathy

Liu,

Wang,

Yan

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Recent research has highlighted the indispensability of traditional molecular biology and imaging techniques in pain research. However, the mechanisms underlying pain empathy remain unclear. Consequently, a deeper understanding of these mechanisms would greatly enhance pain management. This article aimed to scrutinize previous research findings on pain empathy, with a particular emphasis on the correlation between empathy for pain and distinct anatomical structures, such as mirror neurons, the anterior cingulate cortex, insular cortex, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala. Additionally, this study explored the involvement of endogenous systems, including oxytocin and the locus coeruleus norepinephrine system, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, opioid system, and 5‐hydroxylamine signaling. In conclusion, the mechanisms of pain empathy are complex and diverse, and research on pain empathy and target treatment will contribute to pain treatment.

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The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Presents Structural Variations Associated with Empathy and Emotion Regulation in Psychotherapists

Cited by 5 publications

References 100 publications

Neuroscience-based psychotherapy: A position paper

Neuroscience-based psychotherapy: A position paper

Asociación Mexicana de Neuropsicología. 25 años de práctica clínica e investigación

Research progress on the mechanisms of pain empathy

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