Background We present first-time evidence for the immediate neural and behavioral effects of bifocal emotional processing via visualized tapping for two different types of negative emotions (fear and disgust) in a sample of healthy participants. Results Independent of stimulus type, neural activation in the amygdala is increased during regulation, while activation in the ventral anterior cingulate cortex is decreased. Behavioral responses, as well as lateral and medial occipital regions and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex show differential regulatory effects with respect to stimulus type. Conclusions Our findings suggest that emotion regulation through bifocal processing has a neural and behavioral signature that is distinct from previously investigated emotion regulation strategies. They support theoretical models of facilitated access to and processing of emotions during bifocal processing and suggest differential neural and behavioral effects for various types of negative emotions.

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通过双焦处理引起恐惧和厌恶刺激的情绪调节

背景 我们首次通过在健康参与者样本中针对两种不同类型的负面情绪（恐惧和厌恶）进行可视化敲击，首次提供了双焦点情绪处理的直接神经和行为影响的证据。结果独立于刺激类型，杏仁核中的神经激活在调节过程中增加，而腹侧前扣带回皮层中的激活减少。行为反应，以及外侧和内侧枕区和背外侧前额叶皮层在刺激类型方面表现出不同的调节作用。结论我们的研究结果表明，通过双焦处理进行的情绪调节具有不同于先前研究的情绪调节策略的神经和行为特征。