School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Neuroimage. 2012 Feb 1;59(3):2974-81. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.09.078. Epub 2011 Oct 12.
Despite the enormous costs associated with unrestrained anger, little is known about the neural mechanisms underlying anger regulation. Behavioral evidence supports the effectiveness of reappraisal in reducing anger, and demonstrates that rumination typically maintains or augments anger. To further understand the effects of different anger regulation strategies, during functional magnetic resonance imaging 21 healthy male and female undergraduates recalled an anger-inducing autobiographical memory. They then engaged in three counterbalanced anger regulation strategies: reappraisal, analytical rumination, and angry rumination. Reappraisal produced the least self-reported anger followed by analytical rumination and angry rumination. Rumination was associated with increased functional connectivity of the inferior frontal gyrus with the amygdala and thalamus. Understanding how neural regions interact during anger regulation has important implications for reducing anger and violence.
尽管无法控制愤怒会带来巨大的代价，但人们对愤怒调节的神经机制知之甚少。行为证据支持再评价在减少愤怒方面的有效性，并表明沉思通常会维持或加剧愤怒。为了进一步了解不同愤怒调节策略的效果，在功能磁共振成像期间，21 名健康的男性和女性大学生回忆了一个引起愤怒的自传体记忆。然后，他们进行了三种平衡的愤怒调节策略：再评价、分析性沉思和愤怒性沉思。再评价后报告的愤怒最少，其次是分析性沉思和愤怒性沉思。沉思与额下回与杏仁核和丘脑的功能连接增加有关。了解愤怒调节过程中神经区域如何相互作用对于减少愤怒和暴力具有重要意义。
