Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers

Background: Road safety improvement is a governmental priority due to driver-caused accidents. Driving style variation affects safety, with emotional regulation being pivotal. However, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) studies show inconsistent prefrontal cortex activity during emotion p...

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Autores: Balada, Ferran, Aluja Fabregat, Antón, García, Oscar, Aymami, Neus, García, Luis F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/466803
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090884
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/466803
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Palabra clave:fNIRs
Driving adaptive style
Prefrontal cortex
Emotions
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spelling Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in DriversBalada, FerranAluja Fabregat, AntónGarcía, OscarAymami, NeusGarcía, Luis F. fNIRsDriving adaptive stylePrefrontal cortexEmotionsBackground: Road safety improvement is a governmental priority due to driver-caused accidents. Driving style variation affects safety, with emotional regulation being pivotal. However, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) studies show inconsistent prefrontal cortex activity during emotion processing. This study examines prefrontal cortex response to negative emotional stimuli, particularly traffic accident images, across drivers diverse in age and gender. Method: The study involved 118 healthy males (44.38 ± 12.98 years) and 84 females (38.89 ± 10.60 years). The Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (MDSI) was used to assess driving behavior alongside fNIRS recordings. Participants viewed traffic accident and neutral images while prefrontal oxygenation was monitored. Results: Women rated traffic accidents (t-test = 2.43; p < 0.016) and neutral images (t-test = 2.19; p < 0.030) lower in valence than men. Arousal differences were significant for traffic accident images (t-test = −3.06; p < 0.002). correlational analysis found an inverse relationship between Dissociative scale scores and oxygenation (all p-values ≤ 0.013). Greater prefrontal oxygenation occurred with neutral images compared to traffic accidents. Left hemisphere differences (t-test = 3.23; p < 0.001) exceeded right hemisphere differences (t-test = 2.46; p < 0.015). Subgroup analysis showed male participants to be driving these disparities. Among adaptive drivers, significant oxygenation differences between neutral and accident images were evident in both hemispheres (left: t-test = 2.72, p < 0.009; right: t-test = 2.22, p < 0.030). Conclusions: Male drivers with maladaptive driving styles, particularly dissociative ones, exhibit reduced prefrontal oxygenation when exposed to neutral and traffic accident images. This response was absent in female drivers, with no notable age-related differences.This research was funded by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (PID2019-103981RB-I00). Institutional Review Board Statement: AllMDPI2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090884https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/466803reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-103981RB-I00Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090884Brain Sciences, 2024, vol. 14, núm. 9, 884cc-by (c) Ferran Balada et al., 2024Attribution 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/4668032026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
title Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
spellingShingle Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
Balada, Ferran
fNIRs
Driving adaptive style
Prefrontal cortex
Emotions
title_short Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
title_full Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
title_fullStr Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
title_full_unstemmed Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
title_sort Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Balada, Ferran
Aluja Fabregat, Antón
García, Oscar
Aymami, Neus
García, Luis F.
author Balada, Ferran
author_facet Balada, Ferran
Aluja Fabregat, Antón
García, Oscar
Aymami, Neus
García, Luis F.
author_role author
author2 Aluja Fabregat, Antón
García, Oscar
Aymami, Neus
García, Luis F.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv fNIRs
Driving adaptive style
Prefrontal cortex
Emotions
topic fNIRs
Driving adaptive style
Prefrontal cortex
Emotions
description Background: Road safety improvement is a governmental priority due to driver-caused accidents. Driving style variation affects safety, with emotional regulation being pivotal. However, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) studies show inconsistent prefrontal cortex activity during emotion processing. This study examines prefrontal cortex response to negative emotional stimuli, particularly traffic accident images, across drivers diverse in age and gender. Method: The study involved 118 healthy males (44.38 ± 12.98 years) and 84 females (38.89 ± 10.60 years). The Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (MDSI) was used to assess driving behavior alongside fNIRS recordings. Participants viewed traffic accident and neutral images while prefrontal oxygenation was monitored. Results: Women rated traffic accidents (t-test = 2.43; p < 0.016) and neutral images (t-test = 2.19; p < 0.030) lower in valence than men. Arousal differences were significant for traffic accident images (t-test = −3.06; p < 0.002). correlational analysis found an inverse relationship between Dissociative scale scores and oxygenation (all p-values ≤ 0.013). Greater prefrontal oxygenation occurred with neutral images compared to traffic accidents. Left hemisphere differences (t-test = 3.23; p < 0.001) exceeded right hemisphere differences (t-test = 2.46; p < 0.015). Subgroup analysis showed male participants to be driving these disparities. Among adaptive drivers, significant oxygenation differences between neutral and accident images were evident in both hemispheres (left: t-test = 2.72, p < 0.009; right: t-test = 2.22, p < 0.030). Conclusions: Male drivers with maladaptive driving styles, particularly dissociative ones, exhibit reduced prefrontal oxygenation when exposed to neutral and traffic accident images. This response was absent in female drivers, with no notable age-related differences.
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Brain Sciences, 2024, vol. 14, núm. 9, 884
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