Individual differences in wellbeing are supported by separable sets of co-active self- and visual-attention-related brain networks.

ABSTRACT: How does the brain support 'wellbeing'? Because it is a multidimensional construct, it is likely the product of multiple co-active brain networks that vary across individuals. This is perhaps why prior neuroimaging studies have found inconsistent anatomical associations with wellbeing. Furthermore, these used 'laboratory-style' or 'resting-state' methods not amenable to finding manifold networks. To address these issues, we had participants watch a full-length romantic comedy-drama film during functional magnetic resonance imaging. We hypothesised that individual differences in wellbeing measured before scanning would be correlated with individual differences in brain networks associated with 'embodied' and 'narrative' self-related processing. Indeed, searchlight spatial inter-participant

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11828889 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature