Aesthetic chills mitigate maladaptive cognition in depression
BMC Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 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.
Язык: Английский
The neurobiology of aesthetic chills: How bodily sensations shape emotional experiences
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(4), С. 617 - 630
Опубликована: Фев. 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.
Язык: Английский
Enhancing Agency in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Therapies Through Sensorimotor Technologies
Journal of Medical Internet Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26, С. e58390 - e58390
Опубликована: Май 2, 2024
Posttraumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
is
a
significant
public
health
concern,
with
only
third
of
patients
recovering
within
year
treatment.
While
PTSD
often
disrupts
the
sense
body
ownership
and
agency
(SA),
attention
to
SA
in
trauma
has
been
lacking.
This
perspective
paper
explores
loss
its
relevance
development
symptoms.
Trauma
viewed
as
breakdown
SA,
related
freeze
response,
peritraumatic
dissociation
increasing
risk
PTSD.
Drawing
from
embodied
cognition,
we
propose
an
enactive
PTSD,
suggesting
therapies
that
restore
through
direct
engagement
environment.
We
discuss
potential
agency-based
innovative
technologies
such
gesture
sonification,
which
translates
movements
into
sounds
enhance
SA.
Gesture
sonification
offers
screen-free,
noninvasive
approach
could
complement
existing
trauma-focused
therapies.
emphasize
need
for
interdisciplinary
collaboration
clinical
research
further
explore
these
approaches
preventing
treating
Язык: Английский
Consciousness Research Through Pain
Healthcare,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13(3), С. 332 - 332
Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025
Background/Objectives:
Consciousness
is
a
complex
and
elusive
phenomenon
encompassing
self-awareness,
sensory
perception,
emotions,
cognition.
Despite
significant
advances
in
neuroscience,
understanding
the
neural
mechanisms
underlying
consciousness
remains
challenging.
Pain,
as
subjective
multifaceted
experience,
offers
unique
lens
for
exploring
by
integrating
inputs
with
emotional
cognitive
dimensions.
This
study
examines
relationship
between
pain,
highlighting
potential
of
pain
model
interplay
experience
activity.
Methods:
Literature
review.
Results:
Key
theories
consciousness,
such
Global
Workspace
Theory
Integrated
Information
Theory,
provide
diverse
frameworks
interpreting
emergence
consciousness.
Similarly,
research
emphasizes
role
interpretation
context
shaping
experiences,
reflecting
broader
challenges
studies.
The
limitations
current
methodologies,
particularly
difficulty
objectively
measuring
phenomena,
like
are
also
addressed.
highlights
importance
correlates,
particular
focus
on
brain
regions,
anterior
cingulate
cortex
insula,
which
bridge
experiences.
By
analyzing
shared
attributes
this
underscores
to
serve
measurable
proxy
research.
Conclusions:
Ultimately,
it
contributes
unraveling
philosophical
underpinnings
offering
implications
mental
health
treatment
advancements
artificial
intelligence.
fills
critical
gap
leveraging
reproducible
combining
theoretical
empirical
evidence,
novel
insights
into
how
emerges
from
processes.
Язык: Английский
The Neurobiology of Aesthetic Chills: How Bodily Sensations Shape Emotional Experiences
Опубликована: Сен. 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.
Язык: Английский
Musical chills induce psychological insight
Опубликована: Ноя. 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.
Язык: Английский
Enhancing Agency in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Therapies Through Sensorimotor Technologies (Preprint)
Опубликована: Март 14, 2024
UNSTRUCTURED
Posttraumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
is
a
significant
public
health
concern,
with
only
third
of
patients
recovering
within
year
treatment.
While
PTSD
often
disrupts
the
sense
body
ownership
and
agency
(SA),
attention
to
SA
in
trauma
has
been
lacking.
This
perspective
paper
explores
loss
its
relevance
development
symptoms.
Trauma
viewed
as
breakdown
SA,
related
freeze
response,
peritraumatic
dissociation
increasing
risk
PTSD.
Drawing
from
embodied
cognition,
we
propose
an
enactive
PTSD,
suggesting
therapies
that
restore
through
direct
engagement
environment.
We
discuss
potential
agency-based
innovative
technologies
such
gesture
sonification,
which
translates
movements
into
sounds
enhance
SA.
Gesture
sonification
offers
screen-free,
noninvasive
approach
could
complement
existing
trauma-focused
therapies.
emphasize
need
for
interdisciplinary
collaboration
clinical
research
further
explore
these
approaches
preventing
treating
Язык: Английский
Existential Priors: Top-Down Cognition in Rostral Prefrontal Cortex
Опубликована: Июль 13, 2023
The
human
brain
builds
a
hierarchical
model
of
its
world,
with
higher
levels
representing
increasingly
abstract
concepts.
We
introduce
the
notion
existential
computation
to
describe
neural
operations
at
apex
this
cognitive
hierarchy.
Existential
computations
integrate
lower-level
representations
form
an
overarching
personal
meaning
and
purpose.
Mounting
evidence
indicates
that
rostral
prefrontal
cortex
supports
these
abstract,
integrative
representations.
Enhancing
our
understanding
mechanisms
for
flexible
generation
may
suggest
improved
treatment
depression
suicide.
Язык: Английский
Editorial: Insights in consciousness and empathy: 2022
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
17
Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2023
EDITORIAL
article
Front.
Behav.
Neurosci.,
24
October
2023Sec.
Individual
and
Social
Behaviors
Volume
17
-
2023
|
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1298405
Язык: Английский