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Dorsolateral Prefrontal γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Men Predicts Individual Differences in Rash Impulsivity
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C. John Evans,
Richard A.E. Edden,
Andrew D. Lawrence,
Krish D. Singh,
Masud Husain,
Petroc Sumner
Biological Psychiatry, Volume: 70, Issue: 9, Pages: 866 - 872
Swansea University Author:
Frederic Boy
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.05.030
Abstract
Background: Impulsivity is a multifaceted personality construct associated with numerous psychiatric disorders. Recent research has characterized four facets of impulsivity: “urgency” (the tendency to act rashly especially in the context of distress or cravings); “lack of premeditation” (not envisag...
| Published in: | Biological Psychiatry |
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| ISSN: | 0006-3223 |
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2011
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13371 |
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Background: Impulsivity is a multifaceted personality construct associated with numerous psychiatric disorders. Recent research has characterized four facets of impulsivity: “urgency” (the tendency to act rashly especially in the context of distress or cravings); “lack of premeditation” (not envisaging the consequences of actions); “lack of perseverance” (not staying focused on a task); and “sensation seeking” (engaging in exciting activities). Urgency is particularly associated with clinical populations and problematic disinhibited behavior.Methods: We used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure concentration of the inhibitory neurotransmitter -aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in two cohorts of 12 and 13 participants.Results: WefindthatvariationintraiturgencyinhealthymencorrelateswithGABAconcentrationintheDLPFC.Theresultwasreplicated in an independent cohort. More GABA predicted lower urgency scores, consistent with a role in self-control for GABA-mediated inhibitory mechanisms in DLPFC.Conclusions: These findings help account for individual differences in self-control and thus clarify the relationship between GABA and a wide range of psychiatric disorders associated with impaired self-control. |
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| Keywords: |
Externalizing, gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor alpha-2 (GABRA2), inhibition, neurochemistry, personality, self-control, stop-signal, urgency |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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9 |
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866 |
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872 |