Voxel-Based Morphometry of Optimistic and Pessimistic Brains: A Detailed Study Focusing on Age Range and Gender

Authors : Pınar Ozel

Pages : 223-236

Doi:10.34248/bsengineering.1398432

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Publication Date : 2024-03-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the present study was to investigate brain volumes in pessimist and optimist participants. Therefore, in the present voxel-based morphometry research, it is investigated whether optimism has a corresponding counterpart in the structure of the brain. Thirty-two participants were screened via a publicly available dataset to test for this. The participants are divided into two groups: low optimists and high optimists, each with sixteen people. In comparison, a significant difference (P<0.05) was not found between the groups we created as a result of statistical calculations; however, statistically significant results (P<0.001) were obtained via a detailed VBM analysis in many brain regions, especially the thalamus, amygdala, left insula, superior frontal gyrus, and right cerebellum regions. These differences were identified and reported.
Keywords : Voxel based morphometry, Magnetic resonance imaging, Optimistic, Pessimistic

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