Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe
Respect is a positive other-oriented social emotion upon the recognition of excellence in others. We previously reported that respect-related brain activity in the left anterior temporal lobe (ATL). Since brain activity and structure are often involved in common cognitive functions, we investigated...
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| author | Hironori Nakatani Hironori Nakatani Hironori Nakatani Yulri Nonaka Sera Muto Michiko Asano Tomomi Fujimura Tomoya Nakai Tomoya Nakai Kazuo Okanoya Kazuo Okanoya |
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| description | Respect is a positive other-oriented social emotion upon the recognition of excellence in others. We previously reported that respect-related brain activity in the left anterior temporal lobe (ATL). Since brain activity and structure are often involved in common cognitive functions, we investigated the morphological properties of the left ATL using voxel-based morphometry analysis. We found an association of trait respect with reduced gray matter volume (GMV) in part of the left ATL. Moreover, since the ATL is involved in general conceptual knowledge, we investigated the relationships between other social emotions with similar properties as respect and the GMV of the left ATL. We observed an association of reduced GMV with empathic concern, which is an other-oriented and affective aspect of trait empathy. Our findings indicated an association of the left ATL with other-oriented and affective aspect of social emotions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e32a01445afc4a4b88c90f7220e4b5142022-12-22T00:45:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612020-08-011410.3389/fnhum.2020.00344558051Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal LobeHironori Nakatani0Hironori Nakatani1Hironori Nakatani2Yulri Nonaka3Sera Muto4Michiko Asano5Tomomi Fujimura6Tomoya Nakai7Tomoya Nakai8Kazuo Okanoya9Kazuo Okanoya10Department of Information Media Technology, School of Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Tokai University, Tokyo, JapanGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanRIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, JapanGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCenter for Institutional Research, Educational Development, and Learning Support, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, JapanGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanHuman Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, JapanCenter for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Suita, JapanGraduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, JapanGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanRIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, JapanRespect is a positive other-oriented social emotion upon the recognition of excellence in others. We previously reported that respect-related brain activity in the left anterior temporal lobe (ATL). Since brain activity and structure are often involved in common cognitive functions, we investigated the morphological properties of the left ATL using voxel-based morphometry analysis. We found an association of trait respect with reduced gray matter volume (GMV) in part of the left ATL. Moreover, since the ATL is involved in general conceptual knowledge, we investigated the relationships between other social emotions with similar properties as respect and the GMV of the left ATL. We observed an association of reduced GMV with empathic concern, which is an other-oriented and affective aspect of trait empathy. Our findings indicated an association of the left ATL with other-oriented and affective aspect of social emotions.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00344/fullsocial emotiontrait empathyempathic concernmagnetic resonance imagingvoxel-based morphometrysonkei (a Japanese concept of respect) |
| spellingShingle | Hironori Nakatani Hironori Nakatani Hironori Nakatani Yulri Nonaka Sera Muto Michiko Asano Tomomi Fujimura Tomoya Nakai Tomoya Nakai Kazuo Okanoya Kazuo Okanoya Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe Frontiers in Human Neuroscience social emotion trait empathy empathic concern magnetic resonance imaging voxel-based morphometry sonkei (a Japanese concept of respect) |
| title | Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe |
| title_full | Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe |
| title_fullStr | Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe |
| title_short | Trait Respect Is Linked to Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Anterior Temporal Lobe |
| title_sort | trait respect is linked to reduced gray matter volume in the anterior temporal lobe |
| topic | social emotion trait empathy empathic concern magnetic resonance imaging voxel-based morphometry sonkei (a Japanese concept of respect) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00344/full |
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