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Personality predicts working-memory-related activation in the caudal anterior cingulate cortex.

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Behavioral studies suggest that two affective dimensions of personality are associated with working memory (WM) function. WM load is known to modulate neural activity in the caudal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a brain region critical for the ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Mar in Journal: Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci (Language : eng)

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1. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2002 Mar;2(1):64-75

Personality predicts working-memory-related activation in the caudal anterior cingulate cortex.

Gray JR, Braver TS

Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA. jeremy_gray@post.harvard.edu

Behavioral studies suggest that two affective dimensions of personality are associated with working memory (WM) function. WM load is known to modulate neural activity in the caudal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a brain region critical for the cognitive control of behavior. On this basis, we hypothesized that neural activity in the caudal ACC during a WM task should be associated with personality: correlated negatively with behavioral approach sensitivity (BAS) and positively with behavioral inhibition sensitivity (BIS). Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we measured brain activity in 14 participants performing a three-back WM task. Higher self-reported BAS predicted better WM performance (r = .27) and lower WM-related activation in the caudal ACC (r = -.84), suggesting personality differences in cognitive control. The data bolster approach-withdrawal (action control) theories of personality and suggest refinements to the dominant views of ACC and personality.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Jeremy R	Gray	JR
Todd S	Braver	TS

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA. jeremy_gray@post.harvard.edu

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