The neural signature of inner peace: morphometric differences between high and low accepters
arXiv Preprint Archive October 20, 2023 Alessandro Grecucci, Parisa Ahmadi Ghomroudi, Bianca Monachesi et al.
People who frequently use acceptance as an emotion regulation strategy show distinct brain structure and personality traits compared to those who rarely use it. Using a machine learning approach, the authors identified two brain networks that differ between high and low accepters: one network (overlapping with the Default Mode Network) showed decreased gray and white matter concentration, while another (related to the Central Executive Network) showed increased concentration. High accepters also scored higher on openness to experience. The findings suggest that dispositional acceptance is associated with measurable neural and psychological differences.