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Hikaru Takeuchi1, Yasuyuki Taki, Rui Nouchi

  • 1Smart Ageing International Research Center, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

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Trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is linked to brain connectivity. Higher TEI involves better interaction within social cognition networks and between social cognition and somatic marker circuits, impacting intrapersonal and interpersonal skills.

Keywords:
Default mode networkDorsolateral prefrontal cortexInsulaMedial prefrontal cortexPrecuneusSocial cognitionSomatic marker circuitry

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is theorized to involve social cognition networks (SCN) and somatic marker circuitry (SMC).
  • Previous neuroimaging studies suggest associations between TEI and SCN/SMC components.
  • The neural underpinnings of TEI, particularly resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC), remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between TEI and RSFC between key nodes of SCN (medial prefrontal cortex, mPFC) and SMC (anterior insula, AI).
  • To explore how RSFC between mPFC, AI, and other brain regions relates to different facets of TEI.

Main Methods:

  • Resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) analysis using neuroimaging.
  • Correlational analysis between TEI scores (total, intrapersonal, interpersonal) and RSFC between specific brain regions (mPFC, AI, DLPFC, lingual gyrus, precuneus).

Main Results:

  • Intrapersonal TEI negatively correlated with RSFC between mPFC and anterior right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC).
  • Interpersonal TEI positively correlated with RSFC between mPFC and the lingual gyrus.
  • Total TEI positively correlated with RSFC between mPFC and precuneus, and between left AI and middle right DLPFC.

Conclusions:

  • Neural mechanisms of SCN and SMC are associated with TEI.
  • Fluent interaction between SCN nodes (mPFC, precuneus/PCC) is crucial for total TEI.
  • Functional separation within intrinsic networks and control of DLPFC over AI are important for TEI facets.