Triple network alteration predicts dissociative symptoms following activation of the attachment system: Evidence from an EEG connectivity study.
Journal of Psychiatric Research November 1, 2025 Giuseppe A Carbone, Benedetto Farina, Aurelia Lo Presti et al.
Compartmentalization, a form of dissociation involving disconnection of conscious experience, correlates with increased alpha brain connectivity between the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex after attachment-related stimuli. This pattern, observed in 98 participants (55 women, mean age 22.7 years) using resting-state EEG before and after the Adult Attachment Projective, suggests dysfunctional cognitive control over emotional processing. Regression analysis showed that salience network-central executive network connectivity, age, male gender, and tobacco use significantly predict compartmentalization. No significant correlations were found for baseline or detachment subdimension. The findings indicate potential clinical utility of therapeutic models targeting alpha connectivity between salience and central executive networks.