Imagery-induced negative affect, social touch and frontal EEG power band activity.
Attachment
mental imagery
negative emotion
social support
theta power
Journal
Scandinavian journal of psychology
ISSN: 1467-9450
Titre abrégé: Scand J Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0404510
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
08
10
2019
accepted:
04
05
2020
pubmed:
24
6
2020
medline:
20
4
2021
entrez:
24
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Social touch seems to modulate emotions, but its brain correlates are poorly understood. Here, we investigated if frontal power band activity in the electroencephalogram (EEG) during aversive mental imagery is modulated by social touch from one's romantic partner and a stranger. We observed the highest theta and beta power when imaging alone, next so when being touched by a stranger, with lowest theta and beta activity during holding hands with the loved one. Delta power was higher when being alone than with a stranger or a partner, with no difference between the two. Gamma power was highest during the stranger condition and lower both when being alone and with the partner, while alpha power did not change as a function of social touch. Theta power displayed a positive correlation with electrodermal activity supporting its relation to emotional arousal. Attachment style modulated the effect of touch on the EEG as only secure but not insecure partner bonding was associated with theta power reductions. Because theta power was sensitive to the experimental perturbations, mapped onto peripheral physiological arousal and reflected partner attachment style we suggest that frontal theta power might serve as an EEG derived bio-marker for social touch in emotionally significant dyads.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
731-739Subventions
Organisme : Grantová Agentura České Republiky
ID : GA16-03059S
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology published by Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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