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- The review highlights the connection between brain circuits activated by negative emotions and their potential link to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
- Recent studies have shown that negative emotions affect brain regions like the amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex, which are associated with CVD markers and outcomes.
- Advanced imaging techniques are enhancing our understanding of how emotions and brain activity may influence physiological factors related to cardiovascular health.
Article Abstract
Purpose Of Review: The present review discusses brain circuits that are engaged by negative emotions and possibly linked to cardiovascular disease risk. It describes recent human brain imaging studies that relate activity in these brain circuits to emotional processes, peripheral physiology, preclinical pathophysiology, as well as clinical outcomes.
Recent Findings: Negative emotions and the regulation of negative emotions reliably engage several brain regions that cross-sectional and longitudinal brain imaging studies have associated with CVD risk markers and outcomes. These brain regions include the amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, medial prefrontal cortex, and insula. Other studies have applied advanced statistical techniques to characterize multivariate patterns of brain activity and brain connectivity that associate with negative emotion and CVD-relevant peripheral physiology. Brain imaging studies on emotion and cardiovascular disease risk are expanding our understanding of the brain-body bases of psychosocial and behavioral risk for cardiovascular disease.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444345 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11886-018-1071-y | DOI Listing |
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