The relation of cortical activity and BIS/BAS on the trait level

Hewig, Johannes; Hagemann, Dirk; Seifert, Jan; Naumann, Ewald; Bartussek, Dieter

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.01.006

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“…Meanwhile, we consistently observed a correlation between aE and posterior minus anterior EEG theta activity in six independent studies (total N > 1,500), collected in three different laboratories (Koehler et al, 2010;Wacker & Gatt, 2010). Others reported similar effects for trait BAS in the adjacent alpha band (Hewig et al, 2004(Hewig et al, , 2006. In addition, we predicted and found associations between posterior minus anterior EEG theta activity and genetic polymorphisms implicated in the modulation of prefrontal dopamine levels (catechol-o-methyltransferase Val158Met; Wacker & Gatt, 2010) and dopamine D2 receptor functioning (Koehler et al, 2010).…”

Section: Agentic Extraversion and Posterior Versus Anterior Eeg Thetasupporting

confidence: 71%

Rostral anterior cingulate activity generates posterior versus anterior theta activity linked to agentic extraversion

Chavanon

Wacker

Stemmler

2010

Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci

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Recent research using the resting electroencephalogram (EEG) showed that posterior versus anterior theta activity (around 4-8 Hz) is consistently associated with agency, reflecting the dopaminergic core of extraversion (i.e., incentive motivation, positive emotion). Neuroimaging studies using various methodologies and experimental paradigms have converged on the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) as a neurophysiological correlate of extraversion. The aim of the present study is integrate these lines of research by testing the hypothesis that posterior versus anterior EEG theta is at least partly based on ACC theta activity. Resting EEG data were analyzed in N = 78 healthy, male participants extremely high or low in agentic extraversion (aE). Using the low-resolution electromagnetic tomography algorithm, we localized the sources of aE-dependent intracerebral theta activity within rostral subdivisions of the ACC. The posterior versus anterior index and theta current density within the rostral ACC were significantly correlated (r = -.52), and both displayed high retest stability across 5 hr and were associated with traits from the aE spectrum. These neurophysiological correlates of aE and their possible functional significance are discussed.

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Section: Agentic Extraversion and Posterior Versus Anterior Eeg Thetasupporting

confidence: 71%

Rostral anterior cingulate activity generates posterior versus anterior theta activity linked to agentic extraversion

Chavanon

Wacker

Stemmler

2010

Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci

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“…While in another study, individuals with higher bilateral cortical activity (measured by EEG) were found to score higher on a global BAS measure (Hewig et al, 2006). Moreover, studies in patients with unilateral cortical damage have shown that lateralized lesions in the prefrontal cortex differentially affect mood with left-sided lesions being associated with a decreased capacity to experience positive affect (Davidson, 2001).…”

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confidence: 90%

Hippocampal volume is positively associated with behavioural inhibition (BIS) in a large community-based sample of mid-life adults: the PATH through life study

Cherbuin

Windsor

Anstey

et al. 2008

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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The fields of personality research and neuropsychology have developed with very little overlap. Gray and McNaughton were among the first to recognize that personality traits must have neurobiological correlates and developed models relating personality factors to brain structures. Of particular note was their description of associations between conditioning, inhibition and activation of behaviours, and specific neural structures such as the hippocampus, amygdala and the prefrontal cortex. The aim of this study was to determine whether personality constructs representing the behavioural inhibition and activation systems (BIS/BAS) were associated with volumetric measures of the hippocampus and amygdala in humans. Amygdalar and hippocampal volumes were measured in 430 brain scans of cognitively intact community-based volunteers. Linear associations between brain volumes and the BIS/BAS measures were assessed using multiple regression, controlling for age, sex, education, intracranial and total brain volume. Results showed that hippocampal volumes were positively associated with BIS sensitivity and to a lesser extent with BAS sensitivity. No association was found between amygdalar volume and either the BIS or BAS. These findings add support to the model of Gray and McNaughton, which proposes a role of the hippocampus in the regulation of defensive/approach behaviours and trait anxiety but suggest an absence of associations between amygdala volume and BIS/BAS measures.

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“…However, Harmon-Jones and Allen [46] and Coan and Allen [47] both found no significant association between self-report BIS and greater right frontal cortical activity. Hewig et al [48] also recently found no evidence for an association between right frontal activity and self-report BIS scores but did find self-report BAS to be correlated with both left-and right-sided activity. On the other hand, there is good evidence for an association between trait right frontal cortex activity and SAD in humans [49] and anxious temperament in nonhuman primates [50••].…”

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confidence: 93%

Behavioral inhibition: A neurobiological perspective

Morgan

2006

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Behavioral inhibition (BI) during early childhood has been associated with subsequent development of anxiety disorders. However, understanding of the neuroanatomical substrates of BI in humans generally has not kept pace with that of anxiety disorders. Recent interpretations and implementations of Gray's and Kagan's concepts of BI are examined from the perspective of current neurobiological models. Particular attention is given to evidence pointing to conceptual and operational limitations of self-report scales purported to measure trait BI in adults, and especially to inconsistent correlations between such behavioral inhibition system (BIS) scores and amygdala and autonomic responses to fear- or startle-inducing stimuli. Evidence showing a dissociation of both BI and trait anxiety from the amygdala is considered. Possible reasons for the poor association between BIS and trait anxiety self-report scale scores and predicted physiological outputs of the BIS are identified. Reasons to distinguish between the neural bases of BI as against trait anxiety also are discussed. The need to critically examine the role of the amygdala in BI and trait anxiety, as well as to consider other brain areas that appear to be involved in subserving these emotional traits, is emphasized.

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The relation of cortical activity and BIS/BAS on the trait level

Cited by 103 publications

References 66 publications

Rostral anterior cingulate activity generates posterior versus anterior theta activity linked to agentic extraversion

Rostral anterior cingulate activity generates posterior versus anterior theta activity linked to agentic extraversion

Hippocampal volume is positively associated with behavioural inhibition (BIS) in a large community-based sample of mid-life adults: the PATH through life study

Behavioral inhibition: A neurobiological perspective

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