Frontiers in Neurology (Aug 2023)

The neurobiology of openness as a personality trait

  • Maison Abu Raya,
  • Maison Abu Raya,
  • Adedoyin O. Ogunyemi,
  • Adedoyin O. Ogunyemi,
  • Jake Broder,
  • Veronica Rojas Carstensen,
  • Maryenela Illanes-Manrique,
  • Maryenela Illanes-Manrique,
  • Katherine P. Rankin,
  • Katherine P. Rankin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1235345
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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Openness is a multifaceted behavioral disposition that encompasses personal, interpersonal, and cultural dimensions. It has been suggested that the interindividual variability in openness as a personality trait is influenced by various environmental and genetic factors, as well as differences in brain functional and structural connectivity patterns along with their various associated cognitive processes. Alterations in degree of openness have been linked to several aspects of health and disease, being impacted by both physical and mental health, substance use, and neurologic conditions. This review aims to explore the current state of knowledge describing the neurobiological basis of openness and how individual differences in openness can manifest in brain health and disease.

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