Lantrip Crystal, Huang Jason H
Neurosciences Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, TX, USA.
Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Clin Psychiatry (Wilmington). 2017;3(1). doi: 10.21767/2471-9854.100040. Epub 2017 May 17.
Prior studies have found that compared to younger peers, older adults become happier and regulate emotions better as they age. However, research has also demonstrated that successful emotion regulation relies on well-functioning neural networks including the cognitive control network (CCN) and default mode network (DMN), which include brain structures that tend to deteriorate in the aging process. This dichotomy of improved stress management and emotion control in conjunction with deterioration in relevant neural networks and structures is interesting and worthy of further discussion and study.
先前的研究发现，与年轻同龄人相比，老年人随着年龄增长会变得更快乐，情绪调节能力也更好。然而，研究也表明，成功的情绪调节依赖于功能良好的神经网络，包括认知控制网络（CCN）和默认模式网络（DMN），其中包括一些在衰老过程中容易退化的脑结构。这种在相关神经网络和结构退化的同时，压力管理和情绪控制却得到改善的二分法很有趣，值得进一步探讨和研究。
