Neurophysiological basis of emotional regulation

• Project/Area Number: 25780438
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Nagoya University (2015); Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (2014); 独立行政法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター (2013)
• Principal Investigator: MURAKAMI HIROKI 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 研究員 (40600325)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: 情動制御 / 脳 / 心拍変動性 / マインドフルネス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was designed to elucidate neurophysiological mechanisms of mindfulness, which is an adaptive strategy for emotional regulation. We also investigated associations between brain structures and individual differences in the tendency for mindfulness. Results indicated that mindfulness is related to areas in the anterior insula of the brain, which has been reported as being related to adaptive emotional regulation leading to stress reduction via autonomic activity.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Neural Networks for Mindfulness and Emotion Suppression. (2015)
  • Author(s): Murakami H, Katsunuma R, Oba K, Terasawa Y, Motomura Y, Mishima K, Moriguchi Y
  • Journal Title: PLoS One Volume: 10(6) Issue: 6 Pages: e0128005-e0128005
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128005
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 身体に対する注目と心拍変動性の調節に関与する神経基盤 (2015)
  • Author(s): 村上裕樹
  • Organizer: 脳病態統合イメージングセンター第4回シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 国立精神・神経医療研究センター（東京都小平市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-02-05
• [Presentation] 心理的介入における構成要素とその神経科学的メカニズム (2014)
  • Author(s): 村上裕樹
  • Organizer: 第21回日本行動医学会学術総会
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学（埼玉県所沢市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-22
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Neural basis for regulating parasympathetic activity during attending to bodily sensations. (2014)
  • Author(s): Murakami, H., Katsunuma, R., Oba, K., Terasawa, Y., Motomura, Y., Kanayama, Y., Mishima, K., Oka, T., Moriguchi, Y., & Matsuda, H.
  • Organizer: 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping
  • Place of Presentation: Hamburg, Germany
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-11 – 2014-06-12
• [Presentation] The association between neural response and heart rate variability during attending to bodily sensations. (2013)
  • Author(s): Murakami, H., Katsunuma, R., Oba, K., Terasawa, Y., Motomura, Y., Kanayama, Y., Mishima, K., Oka, T., Moriguchi, Y., & Matsuda, H.
  • Organizer: Society for Psychophysiological Research 53rd Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Firenze Fiera Congress & Exhibition Center, Florence, Italy
• [Remarks]
  • URL: https://sites.google.com/site/hirokimura66/