Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind
Abstract The main aim of the study was to examine how brain network metrics change after retrieval of attachment memories in individuals with unresolved/disorganized (U/D) attachment-related state of mind and those with organized/resolved (O/R) state of mind. We focused on three main network metrics...
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| author | Chiara Massullo Claudio Imperatori Fabrizio De Vico Fallani Rita B. Ardito Mauro Adenzato Luigia Palmiero Giuseppe Alessio Carbone Benedetto Farina |
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| description | Abstract The main aim of the study was to examine how brain network metrics change after retrieval of attachment memories in individuals with unresolved/disorganized (U/D) attachment-related state of mind and those with organized/resolved (O/R) state of mind. We focused on three main network metrics associated with integration and segregation: global (Eglob) efficiency for the first function, local (Eloc) efficiency and modularity for the second. We also examined assortativity and centrality metrics. Electroencephalography (EEG) recordings were performed before and after the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) in a sample of 50 individuals previously assessed for parenting quality. Functional connectivity matrices were constructed by means of the exact Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (eLORETA) software and then imported into MATLAB to compute brain network metrics. Compared to individuals with O/R attachment-related state of mind, those with U/D show a significant decrease in beta Eglob after AAI. No statistically significant difference among groups emerged in Eloc and modularity metrics after AAI, neither in assortativity nor in betweenness centrality. These results may help to better understand the neurophysiological patterns underlying the disintegrative effects of retrieving traumatic attachment memories in individuals with disorganized state of mind in relation to attachment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b83bedd80c344c6b6909ac16293ef802022-12-21T22:09:44ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-03-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-08685-0Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mindChiara Massullo0Claudio Imperatori1Fabrizio De Vico Fallani2Rita B. Ardito3Mauro Adenzato4Luigia Palmiero5Giuseppe Alessio Carbone6Benedetto Farina7Department of Education, Roma Tre UniversityCognitive and Clinical Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of RomeInriaDepartment of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of TurinDepartment of Psychology, University of TurinCognitive and Clinical Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of RomeCognitive and Clinical Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of RomeCognitive and Clinical Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of RomeAbstract The main aim of the study was to examine how brain network metrics change after retrieval of attachment memories in individuals with unresolved/disorganized (U/D) attachment-related state of mind and those with organized/resolved (O/R) state of mind. We focused on three main network metrics associated with integration and segregation: global (Eglob) efficiency for the first function, local (Eloc) efficiency and modularity for the second. We also examined assortativity and centrality metrics. Electroencephalography (EEG) recordings were performed before and after the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) in a sample of 50 individuals previously assessed for parenting quality. Functional connectivity matrices were constructed by means of the exact Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (eLORETA) software and then imported into MATLAB to compute brain network metrics. Compared to individuals with O/R attachment-related state of mind, those with U/D show a significant decrease in beta Eglob after AAI. No statistically significant difference among groups emerged in Eloc and modularity metrics after AAI, neither in assortativity nor in betweenness centrality. These results may help to better understand the neurophysiological patterns underlying the disintegrative effects of retrieving traumatic attachment memories in individuals with disorganized state of mind in relation to attachment.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08685-0 |
| spellingShingle | Chiara Massullo Claudio Imperatori Fabrizio De Vico Fallani Rita B. Ardito Mauro Adenzato Luigia Palmiero Giuseppe Alessio Carbone Benedetto Farina Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind Scientific Reports |
| title | Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind |
| title_full | Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind |
| title_fullStr | Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind |
| title_short | Decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved/disorganized attachment-related state of mind |
| title_sort | decreased brain network global efficiency after attachment memories retrieval in individuals with unresolved disorganized attachment related state of mind |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08685-0 |
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