title: The association of gray matter volumes in the frontoparietal attention network with temperamental effortful control in young adults: a voxel-based morphometry study.
abstract: Structural MRI studies have identified a link between cortical maturation and temperamental effortful control (EC), which is a trait-like risk factor for psychopathology during adolescence. However, little research has explored the underlying neural basis of EC in adults. We aimed to examine the relationship between EC and brain structure in young adults. High-resolution T1-weighted images were acquired from 27 undergraduates who completed the Adult Temperament Questionnaire-short form. The data were analyzed with SPM8 using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). A priori region of interest (ROI) analyses indicated that EC was positively associated with gray matter volumes in brain regions that included the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the left supplementary motor area, the right orbitofrontal cortex, the left anterior cingulate cortex, and the left superior and inferior parietal lobes. These results suggest that temperamental EC in young adults is related to variations in gray matter volumes, particularly within the frontoparietal attention network, and yield insight into the relation between the vulnerability to psychopathology and the neurobiological basis of individual differences in temperamental EC.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Center, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng City, China; Research Centre for Brain Function and Psychological Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian City 116029, China; Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai City, China.
authors.forename: Wenhai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Brain Function and Psychological Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China. Electronic address: albert2013418@sina.cn.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian City 116029, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian City 116029, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing City 100875, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing City 100875, China.
authors.forename: Dahua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing City 100875, China.
authors.forename: Jiliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D066128:Gray Matter / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000473:pathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D000068356:Self-Control; D013694:Temperament; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ATQ; Effortful control; Temperamental; Voxel-based morphometry