G. Zacharopoulus
Nonlinear associations between human values and neuroanatomy
Zacharopoulus, G.; Hanel, P.H.P.; Lancaster, T.M.; Ihssen, N.; Drakesmith, M.; Foley, S.; Maio, G.R.; Linden, D.E.J.
Authors
P.H.P. Hanel
T.M. Lancaster
Dr Niklas Ihssen niklas.ihssen@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
M. Drakesmith
S. Foley
G.R. Maio
D.E.J. Linden
Abstract
Human values guide behavior and the smooth functioning of societies. Schwartz’s circumplex model of values predicts a sinusoidal waveform in relations between ratings of the importance of diverse human value types (e.g., achievement, benevolence) and any variables psychologically relevant to them. In this neuroimaging study, we examined these nonlinear associations between values types and brain structure. In 85 participants, we found the predicted sinusoidal relationship between ratings of values types and two measures of white matter (WM), volume and myelin volume fraction, as well as for grey matter (GM) parameters in several frontal regions. These effects reveal new functional associations for structural brain parameters and provide a novel cross-validation of Schwartz’s model. Moreover, the sinusoidal waveform test can be applied to other circumplex models in social, affective and cognitive neuroscience.
Citation
Zacharopoulus, G., Hanel, P., Lancaster, T., Ihssen, N., Drakesmith, M., Foley, S., …Linden, D. (2017). Nonlinear associations between human values and neuroanatomy. Social Neuroscience, 12(6), 673-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2016.1229215
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 16, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 21, 2016 |
Publication Date | Nov 2, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Nov 17, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 21, 2017 |
Journal | Social Neuroscience |
Print ISSN | 1747-0919 |
Electronic ISSN | 1747-0927 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 673-684 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2016.1229215 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1370099 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Social Neuroscience on 21/09/2016, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17470919.2016.1229215.
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