Conscientiousness associated with efficiency of the salience/ventral attention network: Replication in three samples using individualized parcellation

Autor: Tyler A. Sassenberg, Philip C. Burton, Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Rex E. Jung, Aldo Rustichini, R. Nathan Spreng, Colin G. DeYoung
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: NeuroImage, Vol 272, Iss , Pp 120081- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1095-9572
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120081
Popis: Conscientiousness, and related constructs impulsivity and self-control, have been related to structural and functional properties of regions in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and anterior insula. Network-based conceptions of brain function suggest that these regions belong to a single large-scale network, labeled the salience/ventral attention network (SVAN). The current study tested associations between conscientiousness and resting-state functional connectivity in this network using two community samples (N's = 244 and 239) and data from the Human Connectome Project (N = 1000). Individualized parcellation was used to improve functional localization accuracy and facilitate replication. Functional connectivity was measured using an index of network efficiency, a graph theoretical measure quantifying the capacity for parallel information transfer within a network. Efficiency of a set of parcels in the SVAN was significantly associated with conscientiousness in all samples. Findings are consistent with a theory of conscientiousness as a function of variation in neural networks underlying effective prioritization of goals.
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