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ArticlePloS one2018

Trait impulsivity is not related to post-commissural putamen volumes: A replication study in healthy men.

Fernando Caravaggio, Pontus Plavén-Sigray, Granville James Matheson, Eric Plitman, M Mallar Chakravarty, Jacqueline Borg, Ariel Graff-Guerrero, Simon Cervenka

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fernando CaravaggioResearch Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9048-4963
Pontus Plavén-SigrayDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, SE, Stockholm, Sweden.
Granville James MathesonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, SE, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5646-4547
Eric PlitmanResearch Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
M Mallar ChakravartyDepartment of Biological & Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jacqueline BorgDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, SE, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ariel Graff-GuerreroResearch Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Simon CervenkaDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, SE, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stockholm County Council · SECentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CADouglas Mental Health University Institute · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High levels of trait impulsivity are considered a risk factor for substance abuse and drug addiction. We recently found that non-planning trait impulsivity was negatively correlated with post-commissural putamen volumes in men, but not women, using the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP). Here, we attempted to replicate this finding in an independent sample using an updated version of the KSP: the Swedish Universities Scales of Personality (SSP). Data from 88 healthy male participants (Mean Age: 28.16±3.34), who provided structural T1-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRIs) and self-reported SSP impulsivity scores, were analyzed. Striatal sub-region volumes were acquired using the Multiple Automatically Generated Templates (MAGeT-Brain) algorithm. Contrary to our previous findings trait impulsivity measured using SSP was not a significant predictor of post-commissural putamen volumes (β = .14, df = 84, p = .94). A replication Bayes Factors analysis strongly supported this null result. Consistent with our previous findings, secondary exploratory analyses found no relationship between ventral striatum volumes and SSP trait impulsivity (β = -.05, df = 84, p = .28). An exploratory analysis of the other striatal compartments showed that there were no significant associations with trait impulsivity. While we could not replicate our previous findings in the current sample, we believe this work will aide future studies aimed at establishing meaningful brain biomarkers for addiction vulnerability in healthy humans.

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AdultAlgorithmsBayes TheoremBehavior, AddictiveHumansImpulsive BehaviorMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePersonalityPutamenSubstance-Related DisordersSwedenVentral Striatum

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PMCPMC6301704
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