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Cognitive distraction

Intervention

1 paper2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 1 more
  • Human trial1

Outcomes

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Perceived emotion regulation success

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Cognitive distraction improves perceived emotion regulation success in humans.

    “older adults with MCI demonstrated benefits associated with distraction instructions over reappraisal instructions in terms of reduced experience of the target emotion and greater perceived success.”

    Human trialcompared to reappraisal instructions in older adults with MCI

    Emotion regulation success in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment

    Psychology and aging24 Feb 2025

Target emotion experience

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Cognitive distraction decreases target emotion experience in humans.

    “older adults with MCI demonstrated benefits associated with distraction instructions over reappraisal instructions in terms of reduced experience of the target emotion”

    Human trialcompared to reappraisal instructions in older adults with MCI

    Emotion regulation success in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment

    Psychology and aging24 Feb 2025

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