Neural Basis of Psychological Growth following Adverse Experiences: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study.

ABSTRACT: Over the past decade, research on the aftereffects of stressful or traumatic events has emphasized the negative outcomes from these experiences. However, the positive outcomes deriving from adversity are increasingly being examined, and such positive changes are described as posttraumatic growth (PTG). To investigate the relationship between basal whole-brain functional connectivity and PTG, we employed resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and analyzed the neural networks using independent component analysis in a sample of 33 healthy controls. Correlations were calculated between the network connectivity strength and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) score. There were positive associations between the PTGI scores and brain activation in the rostral prefrontal cortex

SUBMITTER: Fujisawa TX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546237 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature