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Ronat L, Rönnlund M, Adolfsson R, Hanganu A, Pudas S. Revised Temperament and Character Inventory factors predict neuropsychiatric symptoms and aging-related cognitive decline across 25 years. Front Aging Neurosci 2024; 16:1335336. [PMID: 38450380 PMCID: PMC10915205 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1335336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Introduction Personality traits and neuropsychiatric symptoms such as neuroticism and depression share genetic overlap and have both been identified as risks factors for development of aging-related neurocognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to examine revised personality factors derived from the Temperament and Character Inventory, previously shown to be associated with psychiatric disorders, as predictors of neuropsychiatric, cognitive, and brain trajectories of participants from a population-based aging study. Methods Mixed-effect linear regression analyses were conducted on data for the full sample (Nmax = 1,286), and a healthy subsample not converting to AD-dementia during 25-year follow-up (Nmax = 1,145), complemented with Cox proportional regression models to determine risk factors for conversion to clinical AD. Results Two personality factors, Closeness to Experience (CE: avoidance of new stimuli, high anxiety, pessimistic anticipation, low reward seeking) and Tendence to Liabilities (TL: inability to change, low autonomy, unaware of the value of their existence) were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, stress (CE), sleep disturbance (TL), as well as greater decline in memory, vocabulary and verbal fluency in the full sample. Higher CE was additionally associated with greater memory decline across 25 years in the healthy subsample, and faster right hippocampal volume reduction across 8 years in a neuroimaging subsample (N = 216). Most, but not all, personality-cognition associations persisted after controlling for diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Concerning risks for conversion to AD, higher age, and APOE-ε4, but none of the personality measures, were significant predictors. Conclusion The results indicate that personality traits associated with psychiatric symptoms predict accelerated age-related neurocognitive declines even in the absence of neurodegenerative disease. The attenuation of some personality effects on cognition after adjustment for health indicators suggests that those effects may be partly mediated by somatic health. Taken together, the results further emphasize the importance of personality traits in neurocognitive aging and underscore the need for an integrative (biopsychosocial) perspective of normal and pathological age-related cognitive decline.
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- Lucas Ronat
- Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Neuroimaging of Emotions Lab, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Neuroimaging of Emotions Lab, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Scan Once, Analyse Many: Using Large Open-Access Neuroimaging Datasets to Understand the Brain. Neuroinformatics 2022; 20:109-137. [PMID: 33974213 PMCID: PMC8111663 DOI: 10.1007/s12021-021-09519-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We are now in a time of readily available brain imaging data. Not only are researchers now sharing data more than ever before, but additionally large-scale data collecting initiatives are underway with the vision that many future researchers will use the data for secondary analyses. Here I provide an overview of available datasets and some example use cases. Example use cases include examining individual differences, more robust findings, reproducibility-both in public input data and availability as a replication sample, and methods development. I further discuss a variety of considerations associated with using existing data and the opportunities associated with large datasets. Suggestions for further readings on general neuroimaging and topic-specific discussions are also provided.
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“Nothing to see here”: No structural brain differences as a function of the Big Five personality traits from a systematic review and meta-analysis. PERSONALITY NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 5:e8. [PMID: 35991756 PMCID: PMC9379932 DOI: 10.1017/pen.2021.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Personality reflects social, affective, and cognitive predispositions that emerge from genetic and environmental influences. Contemporary personality theories conceptualize a Big Five Model of personality based on the traits of neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience. Starting around the turn of the millennium, neuroimaging studies began to investigate functional and structural brain features associated with these traits. Here, we present the first study to systematically evaluate the entire published literature of the association between the Big Five traits and three different measures of brain structure. Qualitative results were highly heterogeneous, and a quantitative meta-analysis did not produce any replicable results. The present study provides a comprehensive evaluation of the literature and its limitations, including sample heterogeneity, Big Five personality instruments, structural image data acquisition, processing, and analytic strategies, and the heterogeneous nature of personality and brain structures. We propose to rethink the biological basis of personality traits and identify ways in which the field of personality neuroscience can be strengthened in its methodological rigor and replicability.
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Giannakopoulos P, Rodriguez C, Montandon ML, Garibotto V, Haller S, Herrmann FR. Personality Impact on Alzheimer's Disease-Signature and Vascular Imaging Markers: A PET-MRI Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 85:1807-1817. [PMID: 34958019 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several studies postulated that personality is an independent determinant of cognitive trajectories in old age. OBJECTIVE This study explores the impact of personality on widely used Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular imaging markers. METHODS We examined the association between personality and three classical AD imaging markers (centiloid-based-amyloid load, MRI volumetry in hippocampus, and media temporal lobe atrophy), and two vascular MRI parameters (Fazekas score and number of cortical microbleeds) assessed at baseline and upon a 54-month-follow-up. Personality was assessed with the Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory-Revised. Regression models were used to identify predictors of imaging markers including sex, personality factors, presence of APOE ɛ4 allele and cognitive evolution over time. RESULTS Cortical GM volumes were negatively associated with higher levels of Conscientiousness both at baseline and follow-up. In contrast, higher scores of Openness were related to better preservation of left hippocampal volumes in these two time points and negatively associated with medial temporal atrophy at baseline. Amyloid load was not affected by personality factors. Cases with higher Extraversion scores displayed higher numbers of cortical microbleeds at baseline. CONCLUSION Personality impact on brain morphometry is detected only in some among the routinely used imaging markers. The most robust associations concern the positive role of high levels of Conscientiousness and Openness on AD-signature MRI markers. Higher extraversion levels are associated with increased vulnerability to cortical microbleeds pointing to the fact that the socially favorable traits may have a detrimental effect on brain integrity in old age.
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- Panteleimon Giannakopoulos
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Medical Direction, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Medical Direction, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Diagnostic Department, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- CIMC - Centre d'Imagerie Médicale de Cornavin, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Schmitz-Koep B, Zimmermann J, Menegaux A, Nuttall R, Bäuml JG, Schneider SC, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Hedderich DM, Sorg C. Within amygdala: Basolateral parts are selectively impaired in premature-born adults. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2021; 31:102780. [PMID: 34391140 PMCID: PMC8374486 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While it is known that whole amygdala volume is lastingly reduced after premature birth, it is unknown whether different amygdala nuclei are distinctively affected by prematurity. This question is motivated by two points: First, the observation that developmental trajectories of superficial, centromedial and basolateral amygdala nuclei are different. And second, the expectation that these different developmental pathways are distinctively affected by prematurity. Furthermore, we stated the question whether alterations in amygdala nuclei are associated with increased adults' anxiety traits after premature birth. We investigated 101 very premature-born adults (<32 weeks of gestation and/or birth weight below 1500 g) and 108 full-term controls of a prospectively and longitudinally collected cohort at 26 years of age using automated amygdala nuclei segmentation based on structural MRI. We found selectively reduced volumes of bilateral accessory basal nuclei (pertaining to the basolateral amygdala of claustral developmental trajectory) adjusted for whole amygdala volume. Volumes of bilateral accessory basal nuclei were positively associated with gestational age and negatively associated with duration of ventilation. Furthermore, structural covariance within the basolateral amygdala was increased in premature-born adults. We did not find an association between reduced volumes of basolateral amygdala and increased social anxiety in the prematurity group. These results demonstrate specifically altered basolateral amygdala structure in premature-born adults. Data suggest that prematurity has distinct effects on amygdala nuclei.
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- Benita Schmitz-Koep
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany; Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, University Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom; Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, University Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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Siragusa MA, Rufin T, Courtois R, Belzung C, Andersson F, Brizard B, Dujardin PA, Cottier JP, Patat F, Réméniéras JP, Gissot V, El-Hage W, Camus V, Desmidt T. Left amygdala volume and brain tissue pulsatility are associated with neuroticism: an MRI and ultrasound study. Brain Imaging Behav 2021; 15:1499-1507. [PMID: 32761564 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-020-00348-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Brain changes associated with the personality trait of neuroticism have been partly elucidated. While subcortical brain volume changes, especially a larger amygdala, appear consistent in high neuroticism, functional changes, such as cerebral blood flow (CBF) differences, have shown conflicting results, possibly because of the limitations in methods of CBF measurement. In our study, we investigated changes in amygdala volume and CBF-related function associated with neuroticism in healthy and depressed subjects using both conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of brain volume and the innovative technique of ultrasound Tissue Pulsatility Imaging (TPI), which has a high level of detection in measuring brain tissue pulsatility (BTP). Middle-aged females with depression (n = 25) and without depression (n = 25) underwent clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound assessment (TPI). Neuroticism was positively associated with left amygdala volume and mean BTP in individuals without depression, in both simple and multiple regressions that included potential confounding factors such as age and body mass index. No association was found in the depressed group. We confirmed the role of the left amygdala in the brain physiology of neuroticism in nondepressed individuals. Moreover, we identified a novel mechanism associated with high neuroticism, namely BTP, that may reflect greater CBF and account for the increased risk of cerebrovascular disease in individuals with high neuroticism. Because neuroticism is considered a risk factor for depression, our paper provides potential objective biomarkers for the identification of subjects at risk for depression.
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- CRIAVS Centre-Val de Loire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- Département de Psychologie, EE 1901 'Qualipsy' (Qualité de vie et Santé psychologique), Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France.
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.
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Dispositional Negative Emotionality in Childhood and Adolescence Predicts Structural Variation in the Amygdala and Caudal Anterior Cingulate During Early Adulthood: Theoretically and Empirically Based Tests. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2021; 49:1275-1288. [PMID: 33871795 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00811-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Substantial evidence implicates the amygdala and related structures in the processing of negative emotions. Furthermore, neuroimaging evidence suggests that variations in amygdala volumes are related to trait-like individual differences in neuroticism/negative emotionality, although many questions remain about the nature of such associations. We conducted planned tests of the directional prediction that dispositional negative emotionality measured at 10-17 years using parent and youth ratings on the Child and Adolescent Dispositions Scale (CADS) would predict larger volumes of the amygdala in adulthood and conducted exploratory tests of associations with other regions implicated in emotion processing. Participants were 433 twins strategically selected for neuroimaging during wave 2 from wave 1 of the Tennessee Twins Study (TTS) by oversampling on internalizing and/or externalizing psychopathology risk. Controlling for age, sex, race-ethnicity, handedness, scanner, and total brain volume, youth-rated negative emotionality positively predicted bilateral amygdala volumes after correction for multiple testing. Each unit difference of one standard deviation (SD) in negative emotionality was associated with a .12 SD unit difference in larger volumes of both amygdalae. Parent-rated negative emotionality predicted greater thickness of the left caudal/dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (β = 0.28). Associations of brain structure with negative emotionality were not moderated by sex. These results are striking because dispositions assessed at 10-17 years of age were predictive of grey matter volumes measured 12-13 years later in adulthood. Future longitudinal studies should examine the timing of amygdala/cingulate associations with dispositional negative emotionality to determine when these associations emerge during development.
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Schmitz-Koep B, Zimmermann J, Menegaux A, Nuttall R, Bäuml JG, Schneider SC, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Hedderich DM, Sorg C. Decreased amygdala volume in adults after premature birth. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5403. [PMID: 33686187 PMCID: PMC7970879 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84906-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Premature-born infants have impaired amygdala structure, presumably due to increased stress levels of premature birth mediated by the amygdala. However, accounting for lifelong plasticity of amygdala, it is unclear whether such structural changes persist into adulthood. To address this problem, we stated the following questions: first, are whole amygdala volumes reduced in premature-born adults? And second, as adult anxiety traits are often increased after prematurity and linked with amygdala structure, are alterations in amygdala associated with adults' anxiety traits after premature birth? We addressed these questions by automated amygdala segmentation of MRI volumes in 101 very premature-born adults (< 32 weeks of gestation and/or birth weight below 1500 g) and 108 full-term controls at 26 years of age of a prospectively and longitudinally collected cohort. We found significantly lower whole amygdala volumes in premature-born adults. While premature-born adults had significantly higher T score for avoidant personality reflecting increased social anxiety trait, this trait was not correlated with amygdala volume alterations. Results demonstrate reduced amygdala volumes in premature born adults. Data suggest lasting effects of prematurity on amygdala structure.
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- Benita Schmitz-Koep
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, University Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, University Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-NIC Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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Weiss B, Jahn A, Hyatt CS, Owens MM, Carter NT, Sweet LH, Miller JD, Haas BW. Investigating the neural substrates of Antagonistic Externalizing and social-cognitive Theory of Mind: an fMRI examination of functional activity and synchrony. PERSONALITY NEUROSCIENCE 2021; 4:e1. [PMID: 33954274 PMCID: PMC8057509 DOI: 10.1017/pen.2020.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recently developed quantitative models of psychopathology (i.e., Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology) identify an Antagonistic Externalizing spectrum that captures the psychological disposition toward criminal and antisocial behavior. The purpose of the present study was to examine relations between Antagonistic psychopathology (and associated Five-Factor model Antagonism/Agreeableness) and neural functioning related to social-cognitive Theory of Mind using a large sample (N = 973) collected as part of the Human Connectome Project (Van Essen et al., 2013a). No meaningful relations between Antagonism/Antagonistic Externalizing and Theory of Mind-related neural activity or synchrony were observed (p < .005). We conclude by outlining methodological considerations (e.g., validity of social cognition task and low test-retest reliability of functional biomarkers) that may account for these null results, and present recommendations for future research.
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- Brandon Weiss
- University of Georgia Franklin, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Athens, Georgia
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- University of Michigan, fMRI Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- University of Georgia Franklin, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Athens, Georgia
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- University of Georgia Franklin, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Athens, Georgia
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- University of Georgia Franklin, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Athens, Georgia
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- University of Georgia Franklin, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Athens, Georgia
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- University of Georgia Franklin, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Athens, Georgia
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Hyatt CS, Hallowell ES, Owens MM, Weiss BM, Sweet LH, Miller JD. An fMRI investigation of the relations between Extraversion, internalizing psychopathology, and neural activation following reward receipt in the Human Connectome Project sample. PERSONALITY NEUROSCIENCE 2020; 3:e13. [PMID: 33354651 PMCID: PMC7737192 DOI: 10.1017/pen.2020.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Quantitative models of psychopathology (i.e., HiTOP) propose that personality and psychopathology are intertwined, such that the various processes that characterize personality traits may be useful in describing and predicting manifestations of psychopathology. In the current study, we used data from the Human Connectome Project (N = 1050) to investigate neural activation following receipt of a reward during an fMRI task as one shared mechanism that may be related to the personality trait Extraversion (specifically its sub-component Agentic Extraversion) and internalizing psychopathology. We also conducted exploratory analyses on the links between neural activation following reward receipt and the other Five-Factor Model personality traits, as well as separate analyses by gender. No significant relations (p < .005) were observed between any personality trait or index of psychopathology and neural activation following reward receipt, and most effect sizes were null to very small in nature (i.e., r < |.05|). We conclude by discussing the appropriate interpretation of these null findings, and provide suggestions for future research that spans psychological and neurobiological levels of analysis.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Allen TA, Schreiber AM, Hall NT, Hallquist MN. From Description to Explanation: Integrating Across Multiple Levels of Analysis to Inform Neuroscientific Accounts of Dimensional Personality Pathology. J Pers Disord 2020; 34:650-676. [PMID: 33074057 PMCID: PMC7583665 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2020.34.5.650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Dimensional approaches to psychiatric nosology are rapidly transforming the way researchers and clinicians conceptualize personality pathology, leading to a growing interest in describing how individuals differ from one another. Yet, in order to successfully prevent and treat personality pathology, it is also necessary to explain the sources of these individual differences. The emerging field of personality neuroscience is well-positioned to guide the transition from description to explanation within personality pathology research. However, establishing comprehensive, mechanistic accounts of personality pathology will require personality neuroscientists to move beyond atheoretical studies that link trait differences to neural correlates without considering the algorithmic processes that are carried out by those correlates. We highlight some of the dangers we see in overpopulating personality neuroscience with brain-trait associational studies and offer a series of recommendations for personality neuroscientists seeking to build explanatory theories of personality pathology.
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University
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Afzali MH, Dagher A, Edalati H, Bourque J, Spinney S, Sharkey RJ, Conrod P. Adolescent Resting-State Brain Networks and Unique Variability of Conduct Problems Within the Externalizing Dimension. J Pers Disord 2020; 34:609-627. [PMID: 33074059 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2020.34.5.609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The externalizing psychopathological dimension is associated with alterations in adolescents' functional brain connectivity. The current study aims to identify the functional correlates of the unique variability in conduct problems within the context of the broad externalizing dimension. The broad externalizing dimension and unique variability in conduct problems were estimated using a bifactor model. Resting-state data were available for a sample of 125 adolescents. Based on multiresolution parcellation of functional brain networks atlas, major resting-state functional brain networks and the connectivity correlates of unique conduct problems and the broad externalizing dimension were established. The broad externalizing dimension was related to connectivity alterations in the ventral attention/salience network, while unique variability in conduct problems dimension was related to connectivity alterations in the cerebellum crusi as well as the mesolimbic network. The current study is a first step toward the identification of functional resting-state network correlates of broad and specific variability in the externalizing dimension.
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- Mohammad H Afzali
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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He Z, Lu F, Sheng W, Han S, Pang Y, Chen Y, Tang Q, Yang Y, Luo W, Yu Y, Jia X, Li D, Xie A, Cui Q, Chen H. Abnormal functional connectivity as neural biological substrate of trait and state characteristics in major depressive disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020; 102:109949. [PMID: 32335266 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.109949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder associated with functional dysconnectivity in emotion regulation system. State characteristics which measure the current presence of depressive symptoms, and trait characteristics which indicate the long-term vulnerability to depression are two important features of MDD. However, the relationships between trait and state characteristics of MDD and functional connectivity (FC) within the emotion regulation system still remain unclear. METHODS This study aims to examine the neural biological mechanisms of trait characteristics measured by the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (ANPS) and state anhedonia measured by the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) in MDD. Sixty-three patients with MDD and 63 well-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. A spatial pairwise clustering and the network-based analysis approaches were adopted to identify the abnormal FC networks. Support vector regression was utilized to predict the trait and state characteristics based on abnormal FCs. RESULTS Four disrupted subnetworks mainly involving the prefrontal-limbic-striatum system were observed in MDD. Importantly, the abnormal FC between the left amygdala (AMYG)/hippocampus (HIP) and right AMYG/HIP could predict the SADNESS scores of ANPS (trait characteristics) in MDD. While the aberrant FC between the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)/anterior cingulate gyrus (ACC) and AMYG/parahippocampal gyrus could predict the state anhedonia scores (state characteristics). CONCLUSIONS The present findings give first insights into the neural biological basis underlying the trait and state characteristics associated with functional dysconnectivity within the emotion regulation system in MDD.
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- Zongling He
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China; MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
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Hodge SM, Haselgrove C, Honor L, Kennedy DN, Frazier JA. An assessment of the autism neuroimaging literature for the prospects of re-executability. F1000Res 2020; 9:1031. [PMID: 33796274 PMCID: PMC7968525 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.25306.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: The degree of reproducibility of the neuroimaging literature in psychiatric application areas has been called into question and the issues that relate to this reproducibility are extremely complex. Some of these complexities have to do with the underlying biology of the disorders that we study and others arise due to the technology we apply to the analysis of the data we collect. Ultimately, the observations we make get communicated to the rest of the community through publications in the scientific literature. Methods: We sought to perform a 're-executability survey' to evaluate the recent neuroimaging literature with an eye toward seeing if the technical aspects of our publication practices are helping or hindering the overall quest for a more reproducible understanding of brain development and aging. The topic areas examined include availability of the data, the precision of the imaging method description and the reporting of the statistical analytic approach, and the availability of the complete results. We applied the survey to 50 publications in the autism neuroimaging literature that were published between September 16, 2017 to October 1, 2018. Results: The results of the survey indicate that for the literature examined, data that is not already part of a public repository is rarely available, software tools are usually named but versions and operating system are not, it is expected that reasonably skilled analysts could approximately perform the analyses described, and the complete results of the studies are rarely available. Conclusions: We have identified that there is ample room for improvement in research publication practices. We hope exposing these issues in the retrospective literature can provide guidance and motivation for improving this aspect of our reporting practices in the future.
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- Steven M. Hodge
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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Hodge SM, Haselgrove C, Honor L, Kennedy DN, Frazier JA. An assessment of the autism neuroimaging literature for the prospects of re-executability. F1000Res 2020; 9:1031. [PMID: 33796274 PMCID: PMC7968525 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.25306.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Background: The degree of reproducibility of the neuroimaging literature in psychiatric application areas has been called into question and the issues that relate to this reproducibility are extremely complex. Some of these complexities have to do with the underlying biology of the disorders that we study and others arise due to the technology we apply to the analysis of the data we collect. Ultimately, the observations we make get communicated to the rest of the community through publications in the scientific literature. Methods: We sought to perform a 're-executability survey' to evaluate the recent neuroimaging literature with an eye toward seeing if our publication practices are helping or hindering the overall quest for a more reproducible understanding of brain development and aging. The topic areas examined include availability of the data, the precision of the imaging method description and the reporting of the statistical analytic approach, and the availability of the complete results. We applied the survey to 50 publications in the autism neuroimaging literature that were published between September 16, 2017 to October 1, 2018. Results: The results of the survey indicate that for the literature examined, data that is not already part of a public repository is rarely available, software tools are usually named but versions and operating system are not, it is expected that reasonably skilled analysts could approximately perform the analyses described, and the complete results of the studies are rarely available. Conclusions: We have identified that there is ample room for improvement in research publication practices. We hope exposing these issues in the retrospective literature can provide guidance and motivation for improving this aspect of our reporting practices in the future.
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- Steven M. Hodge
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, USA
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Neumann CS. Structural equation modeling of the associations between amygdala activation, personality, and internalizing, externalizing symptoms of psychopathology. PERSONALITY NEUROSCIENCE 2020; 3:e8. [PMID: 32743337 PMCID: PMC7372165 DOI: 10.1017/pen.2020.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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There is an expanding literature on the theoretical and empirical connections between personality and psychopathology, and their shared neurobiological correlates. Recent cybernetic theories of personality and psychopathology, as well as affective neuroscience theory, provide grounding for understanding neurobiological-personality-psychopathology (NPP) associations. With the emergence of large sample datasets (e.g., Human Connectome Project) advanced quantitative modeling can be used to rigorously test dynamic statistical representations of NPP connections. Also, research suggests that these connections are influenced by sex, and large samples provide the opportunity to examine how NPP associations might be moderated by sex. The current study used a large sample from the Duke Neurogenetics Study (DNS) to examine how amygdala activation to facial expressions was linked with self-report of personality traits and clinical interviews of internalizing and externalizing symptoms of psychopathology. Structural equation modeling results revealed direct associations of amygdala activation with personality trait expression, as well as indirect associations (though personality) with symptoms of psychopathology. Moreover, the NPP links were moderated by sex. The current results are in line with research that identifies a broader role played by the amygdala in personality and provide potential insights for continued research in personality neuroscience and recent theories on the neurobiology of personality.
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- Craig S. Neumann
- Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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Baranger DAA, Few LR, Sheinbein DH, Agrawal A, Oltmanns TF, Knodt AR, Barch DM, Hariri AR, Bogdan R. Borderline Personality Traits Are Not Correlated With Brain Structure in Two Large Samples. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING 2020; 5:669-677. [PMID: 32312691 PMCID: PMC7360105 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Borderline personality disorder is associated with severe psychiatric presentations and has been linked to variability in brain structure. Dimensional models of borderline personality traits (BPTs) have become influential; however, associations between BPTs and brain structure remain poorly understood. METHODS We tested whether BPTs are associated with regional cortical thickness, cortical surface area, and subcortical volumes (n = 152 brain structure metrics) in data from the Duke Neurogenetics Study (n = 1299) and Human Connectome Project (n = 1099). Positive control analyses tested whether BPTs are associated with related behaviors (e.g., suicidal thoughts and behaviors, psychiatric diagnoses) and experiences (e.g., adverse childhood experiences). RESULTS While BPTs were robustly associated with all positive control measures, they were not significantly associated with any brain structure metrics in the Duke Neurogenetics Study or Human Connectome Project, or in a meta-analysis of both samples. The strongest findings from the meta-analysis showed a positive association between BPTs and volumes of the left ventral diencephalon and thalamus (p values < .005 uncorrected, p values > .1 false discovery rate-corrected). Contrasting high and low BPT decile groups (n = 552) revealed no false discovery rate-significant associations with brain structure. CONCLUSIONS We find replicable evidence that BPTs are not associated with brain structure despite being correlated with independent behavioral measures. Prior reports linking brain morphology to borderline personality disorder may be driven by factors other than traits (e.g., severe presentations, comorbid conditions, severe childhood adversity, or medication) or reflect false positives. The etiology or consequences of BPTs may not be attributable to brain structure measured via magnetic resonance imaging. Future studies of BPTs will require much larger sample sizes to detect these very small effects.
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- David A A Baranger
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Kabbara A, Paban V, Weill A, Modolo J, Hassan M. Brain Network Dynamics Correlate with Personality Traits. Brain Connect 2020; 10:108-120. [DOI: 10.1089/brain.2019.0723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- LNSC, Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Marseille, France
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Giannakopoulos P, Rodriguez C, Montandon ML, Garibotto V, Haller S, Herrmann FR. Less agreeable, better preserved? A PET amyloid and MRI study in a community-based cohort. Neurobiol Aging 2020; 89:24-31. [PMID: 32169357 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The relationship between personality profiles and brain integrity in old age is still a matter of debate. We examined the association between Big Five factor and facet scores and MRI brain volume changes on a 54-month follow-up in 65 elderly controls with 3 neurocognitive assessments (baseline, 18 months, and 54 months), structural brain MRI (baseline and 54 months), brain amyloid PET during follow-up, and APOE genotyping. Personality was assessed with the Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory-Revised. Regression models were used to identify predictors of volume loss including time, age, sex, personality, amyloid load, presence of APOE ε4 allele, and cognitive evolution. Lower agreeableness factor scores (and 4 of its facets) were associated with lower volume loss in the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, amygdala, mesial temporal lobe, and precuneus bilaterally. Higher openness factor scores (and 2 of its facets) were also associated with lower volume loss in the left hippocampus. Our findings persisted when adjusting for confounders in multivariable models. These data suggest that the combination of low agreeableness and high openness is an independent predictor of better preservation of brain volume in areas vulnerable to neurodegeneration.
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- Panteleimon Giannakopoulos
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Medical Direction, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Medical Direction, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Medical Direction, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Diagnostic Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; CIRD - Centre d'Imagerie Rive Droite, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Armio RL, Laurikainen H, Ilonen T, Walta M, Salokangas RKR, Koutsouleris N, Hietala J, Tuominen L. Amygdala subnucleus volumes in psychosis high-risk state and first-episode psychosis. Schizophr Res 2020; 215:284-292. [PMID: 31744752 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Structural and functional abnormalities of the amygdala in schizophrenia have been well documented. Post-mortem studies suggest that the lateral nucleus is particularly affected in schizophrenia. It is not known whether the amygdala subnuclei are differently affected at the time of the first-episode psychosis or already at high-risk state. 75 first-episode psychosis patients (FEP), 45 clinical high-risk patients (CHR) and 76 population controls participated in this cross-sectional case-control study. Participants underwent T1-weighted 3T MRI scans, from which the amygdala was segmented using a newly developed automated algorithm. Because early adverse events increase risk for psychosis and affect the amygdala, we also tested whether experiences of childhood maltreatment associate with the putative amygdala subnuclei abnormalities. Compared to the population controls, FEP had smaller volumes of the lateral, and basal nuclei. In CHR, only the lateral nucleus was significantly smaller compared to the control subjects. Experience of childhood maltreatment was inversely associated with lateral nucleus volumes in FEP but not in CHR. These results show that the lateral and basal nuclei of the amygdala are already affected in FEP. These volumetric changes may reflect specific cellular abnormalities that have been observed in post-mortem studies in schizophrenia in the same subnuclei. Decreased volume of the lateral nucleus in CHR suggest that a smaller lateral nucleus could serve as a potential biomarker for psychosis risk. Finally, we found that the lateral nucleus volumes in FEP may be sensitive to the effects of childhood maltreatment.
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- Reetta-Liina Armio
- PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland.
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- PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstr. 7, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, building 9, 20700, Turku, Finland; University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 8N3, Canada
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Hyatt CS, Crowe ML, Lynam DR, Miller JD. Components of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy and the Five-Factor Model Domains Share Largely Overlapping Nomological Networks. Assessment 2019; 27:72-88. [PMID: 31304764 DOI: 10.1177/1073191119860903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The triarchic model of psychopathy is a recently developed model of psychopathy that identifies three primary domains: Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition. These traits overlap substantially with general and pathological five-factor model of personality (Boldness = low Neuroticism + high Extraversion; Meanness = low Agreeableness; Disinhibition = low Conscientiousness). In the current study (total N = 1,266), we compare domains from the triarchic model of psychopathy and five-factor model in relation to self- and informant-report of external criteria (e.g., pathological traits, antisocial behavior), and quantified their absolute similarity using a profile-matching approach. The corresponding traits from these models show large interrelations and very similar convergent and divergent relations, suggesting that unaltered traits from one can be considered excellent representations of the other. Results are discussed in terms of the benefits of using a unifying trait-based model to study psychopathy, as well as personality disorders more broadly.
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Lai H, Wang S, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Yang C, Gong Q. Brain gray matter correlates of extraversion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry studies. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:4038-4057. [PMID: 31169966 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Extraversion is a fundamental personality dimension closely related to an individual's life outcomes and mental health. Although an increasing number of studies have attempted to identify the neurostructural markers of extraversion, the results have been highly inconsistent. The current study aimed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of brain gray matter (GM) correlates of extraversion with a systematic review and meta-analysis approach. Our review showed relatively high interstudy heterogeneity among previous findings. Our meta-analysis of whole-brain voxel-based morphometry studies revealed that extraversion was stably associated with six core brain regions. Additionally, meta-regression analyses identified brain regions where the associations of extraversion with GM volume were modulated by gender and age. The relationships between extraversion and GM structures were discussed based on three extraversion-related functional systems. Furthermore, we explained the gender and age effects. Overall, our study is the first to reveal a comprehensive picture of brain GM correlates of extraversion, and the findings may be useful for the selection of targeted brain areas for extraversion interventions.
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- Han Lai
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Psychoradiology Research Unit of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Psychoradiology Research Unit of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, China
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- School of Sociology and Psychology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Psychoradiology Research Unit of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Psychoradiology Research Unit of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, China
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Owens MM, Hyatt CS, Gray JC, Carter NT, MacKillop J, Miller JD, Sweet LH. Cortical morphometry of the five-factor model of personality: findings from the Human Connectome Project full sample. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2019; 14:381-395. [PMID: 30848280 PMCID: PMC6523439 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsz017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
This study is a replication of an existing large study (N = 507) on the surface-based morphometric correlates of five-factor model (FFM) personality traits. The same methods were used as the original study in another large sample drawn from the same population (N = 597) with results then being aggregated from both samples (N = 1104), providing the largest investigation into the neuroanatomical correlates of FFM personality traits to date. Clusters of association between brain morphometry and each FFM trait are reported. For neuroticism, agreeableness, openness and conscientiousness clusters of association were found in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for at least one morphometric index. Morphometry in various other regions was also associated with each personality trait. While some regions found in the original study were confirmed in the replication and full samples, others were not, highlighting the importance of replicating even high-quality, well-powered studies. Effect sizes were very similar in the replication and whole samples as those found in the original study. As a whole, the current results provide the strongest evidence to date on the neuroanatomical correlates of personality and highlights challenges in using this approach to understanding the neural correlates of personality.
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Affiliation(s)
- Max M Owens
- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Peter Boris Centre for Addiction Research, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton/McMaster University, West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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