Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states
The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between attachment dimensions and neural correlates in response to the Rorschach inkblots. Twenty-seven healthy volunteers were recruited for the electroencephalographic registration during a visual presentation of the Rorschach inkblot...
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| author | Carlo Lai Chiara Ciacchella Daniela Altavilla Giorgio Veneziani Paola Aceto Paola Aceto Marco Cecchini Massimiliano Luciani |
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| description | The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between attachment dimensions and neural correlates in response to the Rorschach inkblots. Twenty-seven healthy volunteers were recruited for the electroencephalographic registration during a visual presentation of the Rorschach inkblots and polygonal shapes. The Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) was administered to participants. Correlations between the ASQ scores and standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) intensities were performed. The Rorschach inkblots elicited several projective responses greater than the polygonal shapes (distortions, human and total movements, and embellishments). Only during the Rorschach inkblots presentation, discomfort with closeness and relationships as secondary subscales were negatively correlated with the activation of right hippocampus, parahippocampus, amygdala, and insula; need for approval subscale was negatively correlated with the activation of orbital and prefrontal cortex and left hippocampus. Moreover, the correlations between attachment dimensions and neural activation during the Rorschach inkblots were significantly higher compared to the same correlations in response to polygonal shapes. These findings suggest that attachment style can modulate brain activation during the projective activity of the Rorschach inkblots. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d2bfebd7c094198b20fd63a1d2b62322022-12-22T03:41:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612022-08-011610.3389/fnhum.2022.899418899418Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental statesCarlo Lai0Chiara Ciacchella1Daniela Altavilla2Giorgio Veneziani3Paola Aceto4Paola Aceto5Marco Cecchini6Massimiliano Luciani7Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, Roma Tre University, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Emergency, Anesthesiological and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensive Care and Perioperative Clinics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyThe aim of the present study was to investigate the association between attachment dimensions and neural correlates in response to the Rorschach inkblots. Twenty-seven healthy volunteers were recruited for the electroencephalographic registration during a visual presentation of the Rorschach inkblots and polygonal shapes. The Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) was administered to participants. Correlations between the ASQ scores and standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) intensities were performed. The Rorschach inkblots elicited several projective responses greater than the polygonal shapes (distortions, human and total movements, and embellishments). Only during the Rorschach inkblots presentation, discomfort with closeness and relationships as secondary subscales were negatively correlated with the activation of right hippocampus, parahippocampus, amygdala, and insula; need for approval subscale was negatively correlated with the activation of orbital and prefrontal cortex and left hippocampus. Moreover, the correlations between attachment dimensions and neural activation during the Rorschach inkblots were significantly higher compared to the same correlations in response to polygonal shapes. These findings suggest that attachment style can modulate brain activation during the projective activity of the Rorschach inkblots.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.899418/fullattachmentbrain correlatessLORETARorschach inkblotsprojection |
| spellingShingle | Carlo Lai Chiara Ciacchella Daniela Altavilla Giorgio Veneziani Paola Aceto Paola Aceto Marco Cecchini Massimiliano Luciani Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states Frontiers in Human Neuroscience attachment brain correlates sLORETA Rorschach inkblots projection |
| title | Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states |
| title_full | Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states |
| title_fullStr | Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states |
| title_short | Attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states |
| title_sort | attachment style dimensions are associated with neural activation during projection of mental states |
| topic | attachment brain correlates sLORETA Rorschach inkblots projection |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.899418/full |
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