In situ fNIRS measurements during cognitive behavioral emotion regulation training in rumination-focused therapy: A randomized-controlled trial.
NeuroImage. Clinical January 1, 2023 Hendrik Laicher, Isabell Int-Veen, Leonie Woloszyn et al. 9 citations
Mindfulness-based Emotion Regulation Training (MBERT) reduces depressive symptoms and rumination in people with major depressive disorder. During emotion regulation exercises, brain activity increased in the bilateral inferior frontal gyrus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, key regions of the cognitive control network. Across training sessions, oxygenation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex decreased, suggesting neural adaptation. The study used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to measure brain activity during therapy sessions in 42 participants.