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ArticleBrain sciences2021

An Exploratory Study on Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Individuals with Disorganized Attachment: Evidence for Key Regions in Amygdala and Hippocampus.

Gianluca Cruciani, Maddalena Boccia, Vittorio Lingiardi, Guido Giovanardi, Pietro Zingaretti, Grazia Fernanda Spitoni

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Gianluca CrucianiDepartment of Psychology, Ph.D. Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4953-5634
Maddalena BocciaDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2044-8326
Vittorio LingiardiDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1298-3935
Guido GiovanardiDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1620-5521
Pietro ZingarettiVilla von Siebenthal Neuropsychiatric Clinic and Hospital, 00045 Genzano di Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5386-0643
Grazia Fernanda SpitoniCognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), 00179 Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITFondazione Santa Lucia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies comparing organized (O) and unresolved/disorganized (UD) attachment have consistently shown structural and functional brain abnormalities, although whether and how attachment patterns may affect resting state functional connectivity (RSFC) is still little characterized. Here, we investigated RSFC of temporal and limbic regions of interest for UD attachment. Participants' attachment was classified via the Adult Attachment Interview, and all participants underwent clinical assessment. Functional magnetic resonance imaging data were collected from 11 UD individuals and seven matched O participants during rest. A seed-to-voxel analysis was performed, including the anterior and the posterior cingulate cortex, the bilateral insula, amygdala and hippocampus as seed regions. No group differences in the clinical scales emerged. Compared to O, the UD group showed lower RSFC between the left amygdala and the left cerebellum (lobules VIII), and lower functional coupling between the right hippocampus and the posterior portion of the right middle temporal gyrus. Moreover, UD participants showed higher RSFC between the right amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex. Our findings suggest RSFC alterations in regions associated with encoding of salient events, emotion processing, memories retrieval and self-referential processing in UD participants, highlighting the potential role of attachment experiences in shaping brain abnormalities also in non-clinical UD individuals.

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adult attachmentfMRIorganized attachmentresting-state functional connectivityunresolved attachment

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