White matter connectivity in brain networks supporting social and affective processing predicts real-world social network characteristics

Ryan Hyon; Robert S. Chavez; John Andrew H. Chwe; Thalia Wheatley; Adam M. Kleinbaum; Carolyn Parkinson

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03655-8

Communications Biology (Oct 2022)

White matter connectivity in brain networks supporting social and affective processing predicts real-world social network characteristics

Ryan Hyon,
Robert S. Chavez,
John Andrew H. Chwe,
Thalia Wheatley,
Adam M. Kleinbaum,
Carolyn Parkinson

Affiliations

Ryan Hyon: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Robert S. Chavez: Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
John Andrew H. Chwe: Department of Psychology, New York University
Thalia Wheatley: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
Adam M. Kleinbaum: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
Carolyn Parkinson: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03655-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging reveals that students’ standing in their real-world social networks is reflected in patterns of brain network connectivity.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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