Home > Conventions > Program Archive > 2021 APS Virtual Convention > Presentation
ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Brain Metabolites Predict Major Dimensions of Emotional Wellness in Healthy Humans

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Neuroscience

  • Tara White
    Brown University
  • Meghan Gonsalves
    Brown University
  • Ronald Cohen
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. USA
  • Ashley Harris
    University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada
  • Mollie Monnig
    Brown University, Providence, RI. USA.
  • Edward Walsh
    Brown University, Providence, RI. USA.
  • Adam Nitenson
    Brown University
  • Eric Porges
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. USA.
  • Damon Lamb
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. USA.
  • Adam Woods
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. USA
  • Cara Borja
    Brown University, Providence, RI. USA.

Abstract

Brain metabolites, agency and flexibility were evaluated in healthy volunteers (N=26) using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). N-acetylaspartate (tNAA) in anterior cingulate (dACC) correlated with trait Absorption (r=+.56, p=.005), trait Social Potency (r=+.42, p=.03), and trait Aggression (r=-.59, p=.003), forming a novel dimension of emotional wellness we term ‘neuroaffective reserves’.

Personality Traits