Correlations Between Personality and Brain Structure: A Crucial Role of Gender.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have shown that males and females differ in personality and gender differences have also been reported in brain structure. However, effects of gender on this "personality-brain" relationship are yet unknown. We therefore investigated if the neural correlates of personality differ between males and females. Whole brain voxel-based morphometry was used to investigate the influence of gender on associations between NEO FFI personality traits and gray matter volume (GMV) in a matched sample of 182 males and 182 females. In order to assess associations independent of and dependent on gender, personality-GMV relationships were tested across the entire sample and separately for males and females. There were no significant correlations between any personality scale and GMV in the

SUBMITTER: Nostro AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059198 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature