Decreased heart rate variability during emotion regulation in subjects at risk for psychopathology. by Di Simplicio, M, Costoloni, G, Western, D, Hanson, B, Taggart, P, Harmer, C

“…Neuroticism is a personality trait associated with a maladaptive emotion regulation and also with alterations in ANS function. …”

Effective emotion regulation strategies improve fMRI and ECG markers of psychopathology in panic disorder: implications for psychological treatment action by Reinecke, A, Filippini, N, Berna, C, Western, D, Hanson, B, Cooper, M, Taggart, P, Harmer, C

“…Impairments in emotion regulation are thought to have a key role in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders, but the neurobiological underpinnings contributing to vulnerability remain poorly understood. …”

Attentional bias modification is associated with fMRI response towards negative stimuli in individuals with residual depression: a randomized controlled trial by Hiland, E, Landro, N, Harmer, C, Browning, M, Maglanoc, L, Jonassen, R

“…<p>Background: Attentional bias modification (ABM) may lead to more adaptive emotion perception and emotion regulation. Understanding the neural basis of these effects may lead to greater precision for future treatment development. …”

Early effects of exposure-based cognitive behaviour therapy on the neural correlates of anxiety by Reinecke, A, Thilo, K, Croft, A, Harmer, C

“…During functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), patients performed an emotion regulation task, either viewing negative images naturally, or intentionally down-regulating negative affect using previously taught strategies. …”

Predicting rapid response to cognitive-behavioural treatment for panic disorder: The role of hippocampus, insula, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. by Reinecke, A, Thilo, K, Filippini, N, Croft, A, Harmer, C

“…During functional MRI, patients performed an emotion regulation task, either viewing negative images naturally, or intentionally down-regulating negative affect by using previously taught strategies of cognitive reappraisal. …”

Predicting rapid response to cognitive-behavioural treatment for panic disorder: The role of hippocampus, insula, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex by Reinecke, A, Thilo, K, Filippini, N, Croft, A, Harmer, C

“…During functional MRI, patients performed an emotion regulation task, either viewing negative images naturally, or intentionally down-regulating negative affect by using previously taught strategies of cognitive reappraisal. …”

Is aberrant affective cognition an endophenotype for affective disorders? A monozygotic twin study by Meluken, I, Ottesen, N, Harmer, C, Scheike, T, Kessing, L, Vinberg, M, Miskowiak, K

“…Main outcomes were attention to and recognition of emotional facial expressions, memory of emotional self-referential words, emotion regulation and coping strategies.</p> <h4>Results</h4> <p>Participants were 103 affected, 44 high-risk and 36 low-risk MZ twins. …”

Vulnerability for new episodes in recurrent major depressive disorder: protocol for the longitudinal DELTA-neuroimaging cohort study by Mocking, R, Figueroa, C, Rive, M, Geugies, H, Servaas, M, Assies, J, Koeter, M, Vaz, F, Wichers, M, van Straalen, J, de Raedt, R, Bockting, C, Harmer, C, Schene, A, Ruhé, H

“…Measurements include questionnaires, sad mood-induction, lifestyle/diet, 3 T structural (T1-weighted and diffusion tensor imaging) and blood-oxygen-level-dependent functional MRI (fMRI) and MR-spectroscopy. fMRI focusses on resting state, reward/aversive-related learning and emotion regulation. With affective neuropsychological tasks we will test emotional processing. …”