Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study
Personality can be considered a system characterized by complex dynamics that are extremely adaptive depending on continuous interactions with the environment and situations. The present preliminary study explores the dynamic interplay between brain flexibility and personality by taking the dynamic...
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| author | Francesco Ciaramella Lorenzo Cipriano Emahnuel Troisi Lopez Arianna Polverino Fabio Lucidi Giuseppe Sorrentino Laura Mandolesi Pierpaolo Sorrentino |
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| description | Personality can be considered a system characterized by complex dynamics that are extremely adaptive depending on continuous interactions with the environment and situations. The present preliminary study explores the dynamic interplay between brain flexibility and personality by taking the dynamic approach to personality into account, thereby drawing from Cloninger's psychobiological model. 46 healthy individuals were recruited, and their brain dynamics were assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) during the resting state. We identified brain activation patterns and measured brain flexibility by employing the theory of neuronal avalanches. Subsequent correlation analyses revealed a significant positive association between brain flexibility and cooperativeness, thus highlighting the role of brain reconfiguration tendencies in fostering openness, tolerance, and empathy towards others. Additionally, this preliminary finding suggests a neurobiological basis for adaptive social behaviors. Although the results are preliminary, this study provides initial insights into the intricate relationship between brain dynamics and personality, thus laying the groundwork for further research in this emerging field using a dynamic network analysis of the functional activity of the brain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-714cf250b351472eb354e581d03eacec2025-01-24T01:29:33ZengAIMS PressAIMS Neuroscience2373-79722024-12-0111449050410.3934/Neuroscience.2024030Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary studyFrancesco Ciaramella0Lorenzo Cipriano1Emahnuel Troisi Lopez2Arianna Polverino3Fabio Lucidi4Giuseppe Sorrentino5Laura Mandolesi6Pierpaolo Sorrentino7Department of Motor and Wellness Sciences, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Motor and Wellness Sciences, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Education and Sport Sciences, Pegaso Telematic University, 80143 Naples, ItalyICS Maugeri Hermitage Napoli, 80145 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Social and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Roma “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Motor and Wellness Sciences, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment Humanities, University of Naples “Federico” II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyPersonality can be considered a system characterized by complex dynamics that are extremely adaptive depending on continuous interactions with the environment and situations. The present preliminary study explores the dynamic interplay between brain flexibility and personality by taking the dynamic approach to personality into account, thereby drawing from Cloninger's psychobiological model. 46 healthy individuals were recruited, and their brain dynamics were assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) during the resting state. We identified brain activation patterns and measured brain flexibility by employing the theory of neuronal avalanches. Subsequent correlation analyses revealed a significant positive association between brain flexibility and cooperativeness, thus highlighting the role of brain reconfiguration tendencies in fostering openness, tolerance, and empathy towards others. Additionally, this preliminary finding suggests a neurobiological basis for adaptive social behaviors. Although the results are preliminary, this study provides initial insights into the intricate relationship between brain dynamics and personality, thus laying the groundwork for further research in this emerging field using a dynamic network analysis of the functional activity of the brain.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/Neuroscience.2024030brain flexibilitytemperament and character inventoryneuronal avalanchesmagnetoencephalography (meg)cooperativeness |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Ciaramella Lorenzo Cipriano Emahnuel Troisi Lopez Arianna Polverino Fabio Lucidi Giuseppe Sorrentino Laura Mandolesi Pierpaolo Sorrentino Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study AIMS Neuroscience brain flexibility temperament and character inventory neuronal avalanches magnetoencephalography (meg) cooperativeness |
| title | Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study |
| title_full | Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study |
| title_fullStr | Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study |
| title_short | Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study |
| title_sort | brain dynamics and personality a preliminary study |
| topic | brain flexibility temperament and character inventory neuronal avalanches magnetoencephalography (meg) cooperativeness |
| url | https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/Neuroscience.2024030 |
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