title: [Cognition, behavior and emotion in psychotherapy--an example of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression].
abstract: The development of neuroimaging methods has enabled significant advances toward elucidating the mechanism of cognition, behavior and emotion. This article first reviews recent human neuroimaging studies that examined the neurocircuitry of emotion and emotion regulation. Next, we review the neuroimaging literature of the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression. Lastly, we provide the brain mechanism that the emotional support regulates psychological pain in ostracism, and then discuss a biological model of psychotherapy. We hope that the present review can help us, not only to better understand the biological basis of cognition, behavior and emotion in psychotherapy, but also to be aware of effects of psychotherapy on brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University.
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Shinpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jinnin
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toki
authors.forename: Shigeto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamawaki
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging