Tottenham Nim, Vannucci Anna
Columbia University, Department of Psychology, Schermerhorn Hall, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, MC5501, New York, NY, USA, 10027.
Curr Dir Psychol Sci. 2025 Jun;34(3):195-206. doi: 10.1177/09637214251313714. Epub 2025 Feb 20.
Early caregiving experiences have strong, persistent links to emotion regulation. In this perspective, we offer a view that the content represented in emotion regulation neurobiology in part reflects consolidated interpersonal-affective memories abstracted from early caregiving experiences. We suggest that these interpersonal-affective memories, referred to here as "attachment schemas", are represented by cortico-subcortical (re)activations. Neural circuitry involving functional connections between subcortical and midline cortical regions is well-positioned to generate predictive inferences from attachment schemas that have implications for emotion regulation. Although speculative, this perspective is motivated by the convergence of empirical findings from cognitive and developmental neuroscience. Situating affective neural predictions within a neurodevelopmental framework has great potential to uncover mechanisms of attachment, and ultimately build toward a more complete understanding of the links between early caregiving experiences and emotional wellbeing.
早期的照料经历与情绪调节有着强烈且持久的联系。从这个角度来看，我们提出一种观点，即情绪调节神经生物学中所呈现的内容部分反映了从早期照料经历中提炼出的巩固的人际情感记忆。我们认为，这些人际情感记忆，在此被称为“依恋模式”，由皮质 - 皮质下的（再）激活所表征。涉及皮质下和中线皮质区域之间功能连接的神经回路，能够很好地从对情绪调节有影响的依恋模式中产生预测性推断。尽管这只是推测，但这个观点是由认知神经科学和发展神经科学的实证研究结果趋同所推动的。将情感神经预测置于神经发育框架内，极有可能揭示依恋机制，并最终朝着更全面理解早期照料经历与情绪健康之间的联系迈进。
