Effects of emotion regulation strategy on brain responses to the valence and social content of visual scenes

▸ Differential impact of reappraisal and expressive suppression on brain activity. ▸ Distinct effects of emotion regulation as a function of valence and scene content. ▸ Fusiform and insula activity decreased during reappraisal and suppression. ▸ PFC and cingulate activity to social content decreased only during reappraisal. ▸ Lateralization effect in amygdala: reappraisal on the left, suppression on the right.