Aesthetic Chills Mitigate Maladaptive Cognition In Depression DOI Creative Commons
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Vladimir Adrien

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Abstract Background Depression is a major global health challenge, affecting over 300 million people worldwide. Current pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions have limited efficacy, underscoring the need for novel approaches. Emerging evidence suggests that peak emotional experiences characterized by awe, transcendence, meaning hold promise rapidly shifting maladaptive cognitive patterns in depression. Aesthetic chills, positive emotion physical sensations such as shivers goosebumps, may influence reward-related neural pathways modifying core beliefs rooted early adverse experiences. Methods We enrolled 96 patients diagnosed with depressive disorder. A validated database of multimedia known to elicit chills responses (ChillsDB) was used stimulus presentation. Participants' were assessed using Emotional Breakthrough Inventory (EBI), while shifts self-schema measured via Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ). Results The study found chill-inducing stimuli potential positively schema individuals depression, impacting areas self-related beliefs. associated phenomenology triggered appears share similarities altered states consciousness induced psychedelic substances like psilocybin. Conclusions These preliminary results suggest biological processes involved aesthetic could be harnessed non-pharmacological intervention However, further investigation necessary comprehensively understand neurophysiological evaluate practicality, effectiveness, safety utilizing preventive measure mental care.

Language: Английский

Neurodynamics of Relational Aesthetic Engagement in Creative Arts Therapies DOI Creative Commons
Sharon Vaisvaser, Juliet L. King, Hod Orkibi

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Review of General Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 17, 2024

Aesthetic experiences, emerging saliently in the arts, play a pivotal role transformative learning and creative processes that elicit physiological, affective, cognitive responses associated with mental health indices. Interactions between subjects aesthetic objects (e.g., visual artwork, music, moving bodies) often entail elements of surprise uncertainty drive inference hidden causes subject’s internal external environment. These generate dynamics align action-oriented Predictive Processing framework brain function. Creative Arts Therapies (CATs) harness these by cultivating relational engagement using arts modalities, prompting affective processing. In this manuscript, we offer review conceptual analysis recent empirical findings theoretical premises underpin experiences their relation to psychotherapeutic use broad spectrum populations conditions. We present neuroscience-based approach intra- inter-personal integrating therapeutic change factors externalization-concretization, embodiment, symbolization functional network configurations, interpersonal brain-to-brain coupling, support predictive processing, learning, creativity. Present future interdisciplinary collaborations are underlined elucidate neurodynamic mechanisms driving psychological transformations, bridging neuroaesthetics CATs.

Language: Английский

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Aesthetic chills mitigate maladaptive cognition in depression DOI Creative Commons
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Vladimir Adrien

et al.

BMC Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Jan. 10, 2024

Depression is a major global health challenge, affecting over 300 million people worldwide. Current pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions have limited efficacy, underscoring the need for novel approaches. Emerging evidence suggests that peak emotional experiences characterized by awe, transcendence, meaning hold promise rapidly shifting maladaptive cognitive patterns in depression. Aesthetic chills, positive emotion physical sensations such as shivers goosebumps, may influence reward-related neural pathways modifying core beliefs rooted early adverse experiences.

Language: Английский

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The neurobiology of aesthetic chills: How bodily sensations shape emotional experiences DOI Creative Commons
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Diego A. Pizzagalli

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Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(4), P. 617 - 630

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

The phenomenon of aesthetic chills-shivers and goosebumps associated with either rewarding or threatening stimuli-offers a unique window into the brain basis conscious reward because their universal nature simultaneous subjective physical counterparts. Elucidating neural mechanisms underlying chills can reveal fundamental insights about emotion, consciousness, embodied mind. What is precise timing mechanism bodily feedback in emotional experience? How are feelings motivations generated from interoceptive predictions? role uncertainty precision signaling shaping emotions? does distinguish balance processing rewards versus threats? We review neuroimaging evidence highlight key questions for understanding how sensations shape feelings. This research stands to advance models brain-body interactions affect may lead novel nonpharmacological interventions disorders motivation pleasure.

Language: Английский

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Predicting Individual Differences in Peak Emotional Response DOI Open Access
Félix Schoeller, Leonardo Christov‐Moore,

Caite Lynch

et al.

Published: Sept. 7, 2023

The emotional diversity emerging from the interplay of demographics, personality, and context, renders their scientific investigation notably difficult. In this study, we disentangle factors that underlie individual variations in experience aesthetic chills, feeling cold shivers down spine during peak experiences. Leveraging an innovative, multi-level approach, unveil intricate psychological sociocultural dynamics shaping chills reactions. A breakthrough technique, involving data mining social media platforms curates first large database ecologically-sourced stimuli. combination machine learning techniques (LASSO SVM) multilevel analysis confirms role demographic, contextual chills. Our findings highlight transformative potential these stimuli contrast to anecdotal or ad hoc approaches. These results elucidate convergence traits predicting hidden seemingly “subjective” phenomena.

Language: Английский

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The Neurobiology of Aesthetic Chills: How Bodily Sensations Shape Emotional Experiences DOI Open Access
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Diego A. Pizzagalli

et al.

Published: Sept. 7, 2023

The phenomenon of aesthetic chills—shivers and goosebumps associated with either rewarding or threatening stimuli—offers a unique window into the brain basis conscious reward due to their universal nature simultaneous subjective physical counterparts. Elucidating neural mechanisms underlying chills can reveal fundamental insights about emotion, consciousness, embodied mind. What is precise timing mechanism bodily feedback in emotional experience? How are feelings motivations generated from interoceptive predictions? role uncertainty precision signaling shaping emotions? does distinguish balance processing rewards versus threats? Here we review neuroimaging evidence highlight key questions for understanding how sensations shape pleasure meaning. This research stands advance models brain-body interactions affect may lead novel non-pharmacological interventions disorders motivation pleasure.

Language: Английский

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Musical chills induce psychological insight DOI Open Access
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Leonardo Christov‐Moore

et al.

Published: Nov. 22, 2023

Aesthetic chills involve pleasurable bodily sensations co-occurring with self-transcendent emotions. In this study, 94 participants were exposed to pre-validated musical stimuli chills-inducing potential. Participants experiencing reported significantly greater psychological insight and emotional awareness compared non-chills controls. Chills intensity positively correlated awareness. These results suggest that interoceptive signals may precipitate cognitive-emotional shifts. Further research should explore the role of manipulations across altered states.

Language: Английский

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Individual Differences in Aesthetic Experience Point to the Role of Bodily Awareness in Political Orientation DOI Open Access
Leonardo Christov‐Moore, Félix Schoeller, Anthony G Vaccaro

et al.

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Aesthetic chills are a peak emotion characterized by shivers down the spine and goosebumps in response to salient stimuli such as music, speech, or films. In previous study exposing large number of Southern California participants (n=2947) pre-validated audiovisual stimuli, we observed strong correlation between intensity self-reported political orientation, with more conservative reporting intense chills, although not having overall. We performed this current, pre-registered, follow-up examine whether was due religiosity (which frequently accompanies conservatism, particularly USA), and/or being among cultural minority (conservative within largely progressive/liberal context), assaying demographically matched politically diverse populations (n=620) Texas (n=262) identical stimuli. also tested for differences interoceptive awareness via Multidimensional Assessment Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) scale, based on evidence link conservatism disgust sensitivity. found that originally positive replicated, did show an effect location, appears be strongly mediated mood before stimulus exposure. Post-hoc analyses nonlinear trends data suggest covary most distance from center, rather than per se. This lends novel nuance our understanding relationship orientations, religiosity, awareness, engagement emotional

Language: Английский

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Aesthetic Chills Mitigate Maladaptive Cognition In Depression DOI Creative Commons
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Vladimir Adrien

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Abstract Background Depression is a major global health challenge, affecting over 300 million people worldwide. Current pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions have limited efficacy, underscoring the need for novel approaches. Emerging evidence suggests that peak emotional experiences characterized by awe, transcendence, meaning hold promise rapidly shifting maladaptive cognitive patterns in depression. Aesthetic chills, positive emotion physical sensations such as shivers goosebumps, may influence reward-related neural pathways modifying core beliefs rooted early adverse experiences. Methods We enrolled 96 patients diagnosed with depressive disorder. A validated database of multimedia known to elicit chills responses (ChillsDB) was used stimulus presentation. Participants' were assessed using Emotional Breakthrough Inventory (EBI), while shifts self-schema measured via Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ). Results The study found chill-inducing stimuli potential positively schema individuals depression, impacting areas self-related beliefs. associated phenomenology triggered appears share similarities altered states consciousness induced psychedelic substances like psilocybin. Conclusions These preliminary results suggest biological processes involved aesthetic could be harnessed non-pharmacological intervention However, further investigation necessary comprehensively understand neurophysiological evaluate practicality, effectiveness, safety utilizing preventive measure mental care.

Language: Английский

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