Trait dialectical thinking is associated with the strength of functional coupling between the dACC and the default mode network

Fei Wang* (Corresponding Author), Dian Chen, Jie Sui* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Dialectical thinking is an overarching and sophisticated thinking style that involves accepting and resolving contradictions. The current study examined whether the dispositional tendency of dialectical thinking is mediated by organizational patterns of intrinsic brain networks. Based on previous theoretical and empirical works, we hypothesized that the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), the hub for conflict processing, shows increased couplings with nodes in the default mode network (DMN). A sample of 380 young and healthy participants completed a self-reported measure of dialectical thinking and underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning. Results of seed-based correlational ROI and whole-brain analyses supported our hypothesis that trait dialectical thinking was positively correlated with the strength of the dACC-DMN couplings. These findings demonstrate the possibility of identifying network-level neural representations of sociocultural orientations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1021-1029
Number of pages9
JournalCognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
Volume22
Early online date7 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2022

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgments
This work was supported by The Research Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (20dz2260300) and The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and grant 31471001 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Correction to: Trait dialectical thinking is associated with the strength of functional coupling between the dACC and the default mode network (Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience (2022))
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DOI: 10.3758/s13415-022-00997-y

Data Availability Statement

The data of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request. The study was not preregistered.

Keywords

  • Dialectical thinking
  • Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
  • Resting-state
  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging
  • Default mode network

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