Trait anxiety is associated with attentional brain networks


Por: De la Peña-Arteaga, V, Chavarría-Elizondo, P, Juaneda-Seguí, A, Martínez-Zalacaín, I, Morgado, P, Menchón, JM, Picó-Pérez, M, Fullana, MA, Soriano-Mas, C

Publicada: 1 jun 2024 Ahead of Print: 1 mar 2024
Resumen:
Trait anxiety is a well-established risk factor for anxiety and depressive disorders, yet its neural correlates are not clearly understood. In this study, we investigated the neural correlates of trait anxiety in a large sample (n = 179) of individuals who completed the trait and state versions of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. We used independent component analysis to characterize individual resting-state networks (RSNs), and multiple regression analyses to assess the relationship between trait anxiety and intrinsic connectivity. Trait anxiety was significantly associated with intrinsic connectivity in different regions of three RSNs (dorsal attention network, default mode network, and auditory network) when controlling for state anxiety. These RSNs primarily support attentional processes. Notably, when state anxiety was not controlled for, a different pattern of results emerged, highlighting the importance of considering this factor in assessing the neural correlates of trait anxiety. Our findings suggest that trait anxiety is uniquely associated with resting-state brain connectivity in networks mainly supporting attentional processes. Moreover, controlling for state anxiety is crucial when assessing the neural correlates of trait anxiety. These insights may help refine current neurobiological models of anxiety and identify potential targets for neurobiologically-based interventions.

Filiaciones:
De la Peña-Arteaga, V:
 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBLL, Neurosci Program, Psychiat & Mental Hlth Grp, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

 Inst Recerca St Pau IR SANT PAU, St Pau Mental Hlth Res Grp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Minho, Life & Hlth Sci Res Inst ICVS, Sch Med, Braga, Portugal

Chavarría-Elizondo, P:
 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBLL, Neurosci Program, Psychiat & Mental Hlth Grp, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Sch Med, Dept Clin Sci, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III ISCIII, Network Ctr Biomed Res Mental Hlth CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

Juaneda-Seguí, A:
 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBLL, Neurosci Program, Psychiat & Mental Hlth Grp, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Sch Med, Dept Clin Sci, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

Martínez-Zalacaín, I:
 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBLL, Neurosci Program, Psychiat & Mental Hlth Grp, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Sch Med, Dept Clin Sci, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

Morgado, P:
 Univ Minho, Life & Hlth Sci Res Inst ICVS, Sch Med, Braga, Portugal

 ICVS 3BS, PT Govt Associate Lab, Braga, Portugal

 2CA Clin Acad Ctr, Braga, Portugal

Picó-Pérez, M:
 Univ Jaume 1, Dept Psicol Basica Clin & Psicobiol, Castellon de La Plana, Spain

Fullana, MA:
 Inst Salud Carlos III ISCIII, Network Ctr Biomed Res Mental Hlth CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Neurosci, Adult Psychiat & Psychol Dept, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Clin Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Dept Psychiat, Imaging Mood & Anxiety Related Disorders IMARD Gr, Barcelona 08036, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Inst Neurosci, Dept Social Psychol & Quantitat Psychol, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 0924977X
Editorial
ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 83 Número:
Páginas: 19-26
WOS Id: 001236951300001
ID de PubMed: 38492550
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