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11906225

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
This study focused on investigating a possible relationship between interindividual variability in the morphology of the cingulate gyrus and behavioral styles. Using magnetic resonance images obtained from 100 healthy young volunteers (50 women and 50 men), we measured the surface area of the anterior cingulate gyrus and related it to the scores on the Temperament and Character Inventory. Anatomical data revealed that hemispheric asymmetry in the anterior cingulate gyrus surface area was very common (83% of cases) and that a prominent right anterior cingulate was more frequent in women than in men. In the correlational analysis, surface measurements of the right anterior cingulate gyrus accounted for a 24% score variance in Harm Avoidance. Both women and men with larger right anterior cingulate described themselves as experiencing greater worry about possible problems, fearfulness in the face of uncertainty, shyness with strangers, and fatigability. Furthermore, women reported overall higher scores in Harm Avoidance than men; these gender differences were largely explained by gender differences in the right anterior cingulate area in a covariate analysis. Our observations suggest that a large right anterior cingulate is related to a temperamental disposition to fear and anticipatory worry in both genders and that a higher prevalence of these traits in women may be coupled with a greater expansion of this brain region.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1053-8119
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(C)2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
847-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Anatomical variability of the anterior cingulate gyrus and basic dimensions of human personality.
pubmed:affiliation
Magnetic Resonance Center of Pedralbes, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't