Abstract
Previous studies have examined the neural correlates of emotion regulation and the neural changes that are evoked by music exposure. However, the link between music and emotion regulation is poorly understood. The objectives of this review are to (1) synthesize what is known about the neural correlates of emotion regulation and music-evoked emotions, and (2) consider the possibility of therapeutic effects of music on emotion dysregulation. Music-evoked emotions can modulate activities in both cortical and subcortical systems, and across cortical-subcortical networks. Functions within these networks are integral to generation and regulation of emotions. Since dysfunction in these networks are observed in numerous psychiatric disorders, a better understanding of neural correlates of music exposure may lead to more systematic and effective use of music therapy in emotion dysregulation.
Highlights
In the past two decades, considerable interest has emerged toward identifying neural substrates of emotion regulation (ER) (e.g., Davidson et al, 2000; Scherer and Zentner, 2001; Ochsner and Gross, 2005; Beauchaine et al, 2011; Campbell-Sills et al, 2011; Hilt et al, 2011; Cole et al, 2013; Beauchaine, 2015a,b)
Our major goal in writing this review is to explore what is known about the neural correlates of ER and music-evoked emotion, and to consider possible use of music therapy for emotion dysregulation
Neural structures implicated in ER include frontal brain regions including the Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC), the ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex (PFC), and the dorsolateral PFC, depending on the emotion being regulated
Summary
In the past two decades, considerable interest has emerged toward identifying neural substrates of emotion regulation (ER) (e.g., Davidson et al, 2000; Scherer and Zentner, 2001; Ochsner and Gross, 2005; Beauchaine et al, 2011; Campbell-Sills et al, 2011; Hilt et al, 2011; Cole et al, 2013; Beauchaine, 2015a,b). It has long been known that exposure to music affects emotional experience and expression (Blood and Zatorre, 2001; Scherer and Zentner, 2001; Koelsch et al, 2013a,b), surprisingly little research has addressed the link between music and ER. This may be an important oversight, as effects of music on emotion regulatory processes may have therapeutic implications for a variety of clinical disorders, as we discuss below. Our major goal in writing this review is to explore what is known about the neural correlates of ER and music-evoked emotion, and to consider possible use of music therapy for emotion dysregulation
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