Exploration of the relationships between regional brain volume and anxiety-related
personality traits is important for understanding preexisting vulnerability to depressive and …

As a central research topic in the field of positive psychology, hope refers to an individual's
goal-oriented expectations that include both agency thinking (ie, the motivation to initiate …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a disabling psychiatric disorder with a complex
pathogenesis. Studies indicate a genetic component in the development of SAD, but the …

BACKGROUND: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are very common even in mild stages of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The amygdala exhibits very early pathology in AD, but amygdala …

Social support benefits health and well-being in older individuals, however the mechanism
remains poorly understood. One proposal, the stress-buffering hypothesis states social …

Neuroticism and extraversion are personality factors associated with the vulnerability for
developing depression and anxiety disorders, and are possibly differentially related to brain …

Abstract The Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) is described in Gray's Reinforcement
Sensitivity Theory as a hypothetical construct that mediates anxiety in animals and humans …

BackgroundResilience is the capacity of individuals to resist mental disorders despite
exposure to stress. Little is known about its neural underpinnings. The putative variation of …

A key objective of the emerging field of personality neuroscience is to link the great variety of
the enduring dispositions of human behaviour with reliable markers of brain function. This …

The fields of personality research and neuropsychology have developed with very little
overlap. Gray and McNaughton were among the first to recognize that personality traits must …