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New evidence for the cerebellar involvement in personality traits

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2013
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Title
New evidence for the cerebellar involvement in personality traits
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2013
DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00133
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Eleonora Picerni, Laura Petrosini, Fabrizio Piras, Daniela Laricchiuta, Debora Cutuli, Chiara Chiapponi, Sabrina Fagioli, Paolo Girardi, Carlo Caltagirone, Gianfranco Spalletta

Abstract

Following the recognition of its role in sensory-motor coordination and learning, the cerebellum has been involved in cognitive, emotional, and even personality domains. This study investigated the relationships between cerebellar macro- and micro-structural variations and temperamental traits measured by Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). High resolution T1-weighted, and Diffusion Tensor Images of 100 healthy subjects aged 18-59 years were acquired by 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance scanner. In multiple regression analyses, cerebellar Gray Matter (GM) or White Matter (WM) volumes, GM Mean Diffusivity (MD), and WM Fractional Anisotropy (FA) were used as dependent variables, TCI scores as regressors, gender, age, and education years as covariates. Novelty Seeking scores were associated positively with the cerebellar GM volumes and FA, and negatively with MD. No significant association between Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence or Persistence scores and cerebellar structural measures was found. The present data put toward a cerebellar involvement in the management of novelty.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 1%
Sweden 1 1%
Unknown 76 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 12 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 14%
Student > Master 10 13%
Student > Bachelor 9 12%
Other 6 8%
Other 18 23%
Unknown 12 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 24 31%
Medicine and Dentistry 16 21%
Neuroscience 10 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 3%
Other 9 12%
Unknown 14 18%
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#14,764,029
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#2,031
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#175,353
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#85
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