
Putting Feelings into Words: Affect Labeling Disrupts Amygdala Activity in Response to Affective Stimuli
Zusammenfassung
Using fMRI, this study showed that simply naming emotions — affect labeling — significantly reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain region responsible for processing emotional reactions. The more precise the label, the stronger the effect, suggesting that emotional vocabulary is a powerful self-regulation tool.
Schlüsselwörter
affect labelingamygdalaemotional regulationfMRIneurosciencemindfulness
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