Interpersonal traits and the neural representations of cognitive control in the prefrontal cortex
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Rodrigo, Achala H., Di Domenico, Stefano I., Wright, Liam, Page-Gould, Elizabeth, Fournier, Marc A., Ayaz, Hasan and Ruocco, Anthony C.. (2022). Interpersonal traits and the neural representations of cognitive control in the prefrontal cortex. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. 22(5), pp. 1001-1020. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-022-00986-1
Authors | Rodrigo, Achala H., Di Domenico, Stefano I., Wright, Liam, Page-Gould, Elizabeth, Fournier, Marc A., Ayaz, Hasan and Ruocco, Anthony C. |
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Abstract | Adaptive interpersonal functioning relies on the effectiveness of behavioral and neural systems involved in cognitive control. Whether different subcomponents of cognitive control and their neural representations are associated with distinctive interpersonal dispositions has yet to be determined. The present study investigated the relationships between prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation associated with two subcomponents of cognitive control and individual differences in interpersonally relevant traits and facets within the Five-Factor Model of personality. Undergraduate participants (n = 237) provided self-ratings of interpersonal traits and underwent functional near-infrared spectroscopy to measure activation in regions-of-interest linked to subcomponents of cognitive control: the right lateral PFC and its involvement in response selection and inhibition/suppression (RS) during a go/no-go task, and the left lateral PFC associated with goal selection, updating, representation, and maintenance (GS) on a tower planning task. Multilevel models revealed that during both RS and GS, Neuroticism and Extraversion were associated with lower and higher levels of activation, respectively. Higher Agreeableness was related to lower activation during RS but also with greater activation during GS. More narrowly defined interpersonal facets subsumed within the broader trait domains were differentially associated with RS- and GS-related neural responses. Taken together, these findings highlight potential avenues of future research to better understand the ways in which the neural processes that subserve cognitive control may underlie interpersonal dispositions. |
Keywords | interpersonal; personality traits; cognitive control; prefrontal cortex |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience |
Journal citation | 22 (5), pp. 1001-1020 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1530-7026 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-022-00986-1 |
PubMed ID | 35332509 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85127564879 |
Page range | 1001-1020 |
Funder | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, Province of Ontario | |
University of Toronto Scarborough | |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Mar 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Jan 2022 |
Deposited | 02 Nov 2023 |
Grant ID | ER14-10-185 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zy14/interpersonal-traits-and-the-neural-representations-of-cognitive-control-in-the-prefrontal-cortex
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