Brain system integration and message consistent health behavior change.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Modifiable behaviors, including physical activity and sedentary behavior, are important determinants of health, and messages are important tools for influencing these behaviors. Functional neuroimaging research suggests that activity in regions of the brain's default mode and salience systems are independently associated with attending to health promoting messages. However, it remains unclear how these brain systems interact during exposure to persuasive messages and how this interaction relates to subsequent behavior change. Here, we examine how between-person differences in the relative integration between default mode and salience systems while viewing health messages relates to changes in health behavior.

Method

Using wrist-worn accelerometers, we logged physic

SUBMITTER: Jovanova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152515 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature