KRAUS, Jakub, Andreas FRICK, Robert ROMAN, Lenka JURKOVIČOVÁ, Radek MAREČEK, Michal MIKL, Milan BRÁZDIL and Mats FREDRIKSON. Soothing the emotional brain: modulation of neural activity to personal emotional stimulation by social touch. Online. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019, vol. 14, No 11, p. 1179-1185. ISSN 1749-5016. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsz090. [citováno 2024-04-23]
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Original name Soothing the emotional brain: modulation of neural activity to personal emotional stimulation by social touch
Authors KRAUS, Jakub (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Andreas FRICK (752 Sweden), Robert ROMAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka JURKOVIČOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Radek MAREČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michal MIKL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Milan BRÁZDIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Mats FREDRIKSON (752 Sweden)
Edition Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2019, 1749-5016.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30210 Clinical neurology
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 3.571
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/19:00112839
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsz090
UT WoS 000536539200004
Keywords in English holding hands; anterior cingulate; anterior insula; attachment; connectivity
Tags 14110127, podil, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Tereza Miškechová, učo 341652. Changed: 16/6/2020 12:42.
Abstract
Social touch may modulate emotions, but the neurobehavioral correlates are poorly understood. Here, we investigated neural responses to a picture of a deceased close person and if neural activity and connectivity are modulated by social touch from one’s romantic partner. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we found altered reactivity in several brain areas including the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the anterior insula in response to the personal picture compared to a picture of an unfamiliar person. Hand holding with the romantic partner, compared to being alone, reduced reactivity in the ACC and cerebellum and provided subjective comfort. To separate physical touch from the emotional effect of partner presence, we evaluated hand holding with the partner relative to a stranger and found reduced reactivity in the anterior insula. Connectivity between the anterior insula and the ACC was reduced during partner touch, and the connectivity strength was negatively related to attachment security, with higher reported partner security associated with weaker connectivity. Overall, holding hands with one’s partner attenuates reactivity in emotional brain areas and reduces between-region connectivity.
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EF16_013/0001775, research and development projectName: Modernizace a podpora výzkumných aktivit národní infrastruktury pro biologické a medicínské zobrazování Czech-BioImaging
LM2015062, research and development projectName: Národní infrastruktura pro biologické a medicínské zobrazování
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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