Self-regulation refers to controlling our emotions and actions in the pursuit of higher-order
goals. Although research suggests commonalities in the cognitive control of emotion and�…

Both self-control and emotion regulation enable individuals to adapt to external
circumstances and social contexts, and both are assumed to rely on the overlapping neural�…

The capacity for self-regulation allows people to control their thoughts, behaviors, emotions,
and desires. In spite of this impressive ability, failures of self-regulation are common and�…

A teenager goes off on an eating binge when she feels lonely or depressed. A bank
manager runs for hours each morning to take his mind off his impending divorce. A politician�…

Neurobiological models of self-control predominantly focus on the role of prefrontal brain
mechanisms involved in emotion regulation and impulse control. We provide evidence for�…

Several lines of research in animals and humans converge on the distinction between two
basic large-scale brain networks of self-regulation, giving rise to predictive and reactive�…

Recent models suggest emotion generation, perception, and regulation rely on multiple,
interacting large-scale brain networks. Despite the wealth of research in this field, the exact�…

Given the importance of emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in the development of
psychopathology, a myriad of neuroimaging studies has investigated its neural�…

It is widely accepted that the ability to effectively regulate one's emotions is a cornerstone of
physical and mental health. As such, it should come as no surprise that the number of�…

This study aimed to ascertain whether self-control predicts heart rate, heart rate variability,
and the cortisol slope, and to determine whether health behaviors and affect patterns�…