Alexithymic Trait and Voluntary Control in Healthy Adults

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dc.contributor.authorGu, Xiaosien
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xunen
dc.contributor.authorGuise, Kevin G.en
dc.contributor.authorFossella, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Kaiwenen
dc.contributor.authorFan, Jinen
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-03T21:03:04Zen
dc.date.available2019-06-03T21:03:04Zen
dc.date.issued2008-11-12en
dc.description.abstractBackground: Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions. Recent studies have revealed that alexithymia is associated with less activation of the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region shown to play a role in cognitive and emotional processing. However, few studies have directly investigated the cognitive domain in relation to alexithymia to examine whether alexithymic trait is related to less efficient voluntary control. Methodology/ Principal Findings: We examined the relationship between alexithymic trait and voluntary control in a group of healthy volunteers. We used the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) to measure alexithymic trait. Additionally, we examined state and trait voluntary control using the revised Attention Network Test (ANT-R) and the Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ), respectively. Alexithymic trait was positively correlated with the overall reaction time of the ANT-R, and negatively correlated with the Effortful Control factor of the ATQ. Conclusions/Significance: Our results suggest that alexithymic trait is associated with less efficient voluntary control.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by NIH Grant Number R21MH083164 to J.F.en
dc.format.extent8 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationGu X, Liu X, Guise KG, Fossella J, Wang K, et al. (2008) Alexithymic Trait and Voluntary Control in Healthy Adults. PLoS ONE 3(11): e3702. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0003702en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003702en
dc.identifier.issue11en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/89717en
dc.identifier.volume3en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPLOSen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unporteden
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/en
dc.titleAlexithymic Trait and Voluntary Control in Healthy Adultsen
dc.title.serialPLOS Oneen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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