Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task

This study investigated prefrontal cortex activity during the viewing and evaluation of pictures depicting scenarios with varying levels of danger, with a focus on the modulatory effects of personality traits and decision-making styles. The study sample included 120 male participants (44.4 ± 12.9 ye...

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Authors: Balada, Ferran|||0000-0001-7406-0135, Aymamí, Neus|||0000-0002-4607-9565, Garcia, Oscar|||0000-0001-8541-7013, García, Luis F.|||0000-0001-6330-0535, Aluja, Anton|||0000-0002-7865-0287
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Publication Date:2025
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Prefrontal cortex
Risk assessment
Decision-making styles
Fnirs
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spelling Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment TaskPersonality Traits and Decision-Making Styles InvolvementBalada, Ferran|||0000-0001-7406-0135Aymamí, Neus|||0000-0002-4607-9565Garcia, Oscar|||0000-0001-8541-7013García, Luis F.|||0000-0001-6330-0535Aluja, Anton|||0000-0002-7865-0287Personality traitsPrefrontal cortexRisk assessmentDecision-making stylesFnirsThis study investigated prefrontal cortex activity during the viewing and evaluation of pictures depicting scenarios with varying levels of danger, with a focus on the modulatory effects of personality traits and decision-making styles. The study sample included 120 male participants (44.4 ± 12.9 years) and 87 female participants (38.9 ± 10.5 years). Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to measure prefrontal oxygenation during the period of looking at pictures and the subsequent period of judging how dangerous they looked. Psychometric assessments included the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire (MDMQ). The results revealed significant time-by-region (F = 2.9, p = 0.013) and danger level by region interactions (F = 2.8, p = 0.021) during the viewing period. During the evaluation period, a significant time-by-region interaction was observed (F = 8.7, p < 0.001). High sensation seekers exhibited reduced oxygenation levels in specific right prefrontal regions, reflecting a differential neural response to varying danger levels. Similarly, individuals with higher Aggressiveness and Extraversion displayed distinct oxygenation patterns during the evaluation phase, suggesting that personality traits influence prefrontal activity. However, no significant effects of decision-making styles were detected in either phase. These findings emphasise the pivotal role of the prefrontal cortex in assessing scene safety and highlight how neural responses are modulated by personality traits, rather than by decision-making styles. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/312459https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/bs15050647reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2019-103981RB-I00open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3124592026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
Personality Traits and Decision-Making Styles Involvement
title Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
spellingShingle Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
Balada, Ferran|||0000-0001-7406-0135
Personality traits
Prefrontal cortex
Risk assessment
Decision-making styles
Fnirs
title_short Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
title_full Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
title_fullStr Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
title_full_unstemmed Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
title_sort Prefrontal Oxygenation in a Subjective Decision on a Situational Danger Assessment Task
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Balada, Ferran|||0000-0001-7406-0135
Aymamí, Neus|||0000-0002-4607-9565
Garcia, Oscar|||0000-0001-8541-7013
García, Luis F.|||0000-0001-6330-0535
Aluja, Anton|||0000-0002-7865-0287
author Balada, Ferran|||0000-0001-7406-0135
author_facet Balada, Ferran|||0000-0001-7406-0135
Aymamí, Neus|||0000-0002-4607-9565
Garcia, Oscar|||0000-0001-8541-7013
García, Luis F.|||0000-0001-6330-0535
Aluja, Anton|||0000-0002-7865-0287
author_role author
author2 Aymamí, Neus|||0000-0002-4607-9565
Garcia, Oscar|||0000-0001-8541-7013
García, Luis F.|||0000-0001-6330-0535
Aluja, Anton|||0000-0002-7865-0287
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author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Personality traits
Prefrontal cortex
Risk assessment
Decision-making styles
Fnirs
topic Personality traits
Prefrontal cortex
Risk assessment
Decision-making styles
Fnirs
description This study investigated prefrontal cortex activity during the viewing and evaluation of pictures depicting scenarios with varying levels of danger, with a focus on the modulatory effects of personality traits and decision-making styles. The study sample included 120 male participants (44.4 ± 12.9 years) and 87 female participants (38.9 ± 10.5 years). Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to measure prefrontal oxygenation during the period of looking at pictures and the subsequent period of judging how dangerous they looked. Psychometric assessments included the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire (MDMQ). The results revealed significant time-by-region (F = 2.9, p = 0.013) and danger level by region interactions (F = 2.8, p = 0.021) during the viewing period. During the evaluation period, a significant time-by-region interaction was observed (F = 8.7, p < 0.001). High sensation seekers exhibited reduced oxygenation levels in specific right prefrontal regions, reflecting a differential neural response to varying danger levels. Similarly, individuals with higher Aggressiveness and Extraversion displayed distinct oxygenation patterns during the evaluation phase, suggesting that personality traits influence prefrontal activity. However, no significant effects of decision-making styles were detected in either phase. These findings emphasise the pivotal role of the prefrontal cortex in assessing scene safety and highlight how neural responses are modulated by personality traits, rather than by decision-making styles.
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