GoKawiilLarge multi-lab study finds no consistent brain signature for emotion regulation ability
A consortium of 32 research teams pooled 40 fMRI datasets from over 2,000 participants who performed cognitive reappraisal tasks, comparing brain activity during active down-regulation of negative emotions versus passive viewing. Combining data across studies that measured trait reappraisal tendency, the researchers found no single neural pattern reliably linked to a person's capacity to regulate emotion.