Anxious attachment is associated with heightened responsivity of a parietofrontal cortical network that monitors peri-personal space.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attachment, or affiliative bonding among conspecifics, is thought to involve neural mechanisms underlying behavioral responses to threat and reward-related social signals. However, attachment-oriented responses may also rely on basic sensorimotor processes. One sensorimotor system that may play a role in attachment is the parietofrontal cortical network that responds to stimuli that are near or approaching the body, the peripersonal space (PPS) monitoring system. We hypothesized that this network may vary in responsivity to such potentially harmful stimuli, particularly those with social salience, based on individual differences in attachment styles.

Methods

Young adults viewed images of human faces or cars that appeared to move towards or away from them, while fu

SUBMITTER: Nasiriavanaki Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8024770 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature