Cognitive Neuroscience of Self-Regulation Failure

Cognitive Neuroscience of Self-Regulation Failure

2011 March ; 15(3): 132–139. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2010.12.005. | Todd F. Heatherton and Dylan D. Wagner
The article discusses the cognitive neuroscience of self-regulation failure, highlighting the importance of self-regulation in maintaining health, achieving goals, and regulating behavior. It outlines common circumstances that lead to self-regulatory failure, such as negative moods, resource depletion, and exposure to tempting cues. The authors propose a balance model of self-regulation, suggesting that successful self-regulation depends on top-down control from the prefrontal cortex over subcortical regions involved in reward and emotion. Recent neuroimaging studies support this model, showing that self-regulatory failure occurs when the balance tips in favor of subcortical areas due to strong impulses or impaired prefrontal function. The article also explores the implications of these findings for understanding addictive behavior, emotion regulation, and decision-making. Additionally, it reviews the role of blood glucose levels in self-regulation and the potential for increasing self-regulatory capacity through practice and training.The article discusses the cognitive neuroscience of self-regulation failure, highlighting the importance of self-regulation in maintaining health, achieving goals, and regulating behavior. It outlines common circumstances that lead to self-regulatory failure, such as negative moods, resource depletion, and exposure to tempting cues. The authors propose a balance model of self-regulation, suggesting that successful self-regulation depends on top-down control from the prefrontal cortex over subcortical regions involved in reward and emotion. Recent neuroimaging studies support this model, showing that self-regulatory failure occurs when the balance tips in favor of subcortical areas due to strong impulses or impaired prefrontal function. The article also explores the implications of these findings for understanding addictive behavior, emotion regulation, and decision-making. Additionally, it reviews the role of blood glucose levels in self-regulation and the potential for increasing self-regulatory capacity through practice and training.
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