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Resting state connectivity mediates the relationship between collectivism and social cognition. / Knyazev, Gennady G.; Savostyanov, Alexander N.; Bocharov, Andrey V. et al.
In: International Journal of Psychophysiology, Vol. 123, 01.01.2018, p. 17-24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Resting state connectivity mediates the relationship between collectivism and social cognition
AU - Knyazev, Gennady G.
AU - Savostyanov, Alexander N.
AU - Bocharov, Andrey V.
AU - Merkulova, Ekaterina A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Humans are intrinsically social beings and it is natural that self-processing is associated with social cognition. The degree to which the self is perceived as a part of social environment is modulated by cultural stereotypes, such as collectivism and individualism. Here, we tested the hypothesis that individuals who endorse collectivist values would spontaneously think more about their relationships with other people and this association would be mediated by connectivity between the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and the rest of the brain. Connectivity was evaluated based on resting state EEG data using the recently developed methods, which combine beamformer spatial filtering with seed based connectivity estimation. The formal mediation analysis revealed that collectivism is associated with an enhanced connectivity of MPFC with a set of cortical regions that are frequently co-activated in moral reasoning, empathy, and theory of mind tasks and with diminished connectivity with the precuneus\posterior cingulate cortex, which is involved in self-centered cognition. The relationship between collectivism and social cognition was mediated by MPFC connectivity with the left middle temporal gyrus implying that in participants with collectivistic attitude, thinking about relationships with other people may be associated with semantic memory retrieval and reasoning on moral issues and others’ intentions.
AB - Humans are intrinsically social beings and it is natural that self-processing is associated with social cognition. The degree to which the self is perceived as a part of social environment is modulated by cultural stereotypes, such as collectivism and individualism. Here, we tested the hypothesis that individuals who endorse collectivist values would spontaneously think more about their relationships with other people and this association would be mediated by connectivity between the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and the rest of the brain. Connectivity was evaluated based on resting state EEG data using the recently developed methods, which combine beamformer spatial filtering with seed based connectivity estimation. The formal mediation analysis revealed that collectivism is associated with an enhanced connectivity of MPFC with a set of cortical regions that are frequently co-activated in moral reasoning, empathy, and theory of mind tasks and with diminished connectivity with the precuneus\posterior cingulate cortex, which is involved in self-centered cognition. The relationship between collectivism and social cognition was mediated by MPFC connectivity with the left middle temporal gyrus implying that in participants with collectivistic attitude, thinking about relationships with other people may be associated with semantic memory retrieval and reasoning on moral issues and others’ intentions.
KW - Collectivism
KW - Connectivity
KW - Medial prefrontal cortex
KW - Mediation analysis
KW - Social cognition
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Electroencephalography
KW - Altruism
KW - Prefrontal Cortex/diagnostic imaging
KW - Connectome/methods
KW - Young Adult
KW - Social Perception
KW - Adult
KW - Female
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85039989247&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.12.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 29208492
AN - SCOPUS:85039989247
VL - 123
SP - 17
EP - 24
JO - International Journal of Psychophysiology
JF - International Journal of Psychophysiology
SN - 0167-8760
ER -
ID: 12099620