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Changes in SWB following injury to different brain lobes
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posted on 2011-06-01, 00:00 authored by C Hayward, Mark StokesMark Stokes, D Taylor, S Young, V AndersonA neurological substrate for subjective wellbeing (SWB) has received little research attention.
Purpose This study was designed to conduct exploratory investigation into the neuroanatomical correlates of SWB, by monitoring the SWB of a head-injured population over a six-month period.
Method Seventy people with head injury (HI), aged 10–65, were studied. The SWB of each participant was measured, and computed tomography (CT) scans were analysed to obtain regional brain injury location (BIL).
Results SWB was associated with BIL. However, the hypothesis that individuals with left frontal injury would report lower SWB was not supported. Instead, it was observed that participants with injury to their right frontal lobe reported higher SWB than individuals with injury to other regions of the brain.
Conclusions This study provides initial exploration into the neuroanatomical correlates of SWB.
Purpose This study was designed to conduct exploratory investigation into the neuroanatomical correlates of SWB, by monitoring the SWB of a head-injured population over a six-month period.
Method Seventy people with head injury (HI), aged 10–65, were studied. The SWB of each participant was measured, and computed tomography (CT) scans were analysed to obtain regional brain injury location (BIL).
Results SWB was associated with BIL. However, the hypothesis that individuals with left frontal injury would report lower SWB was not supported. Instead, it was observed that participants with injury to their right frontal lobe reported higher SWB than individuals with injury to other regions of the brain.
Conclusions This study provides initial exploration into the neuroanatomical correlates of SWB.
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Quality of life researchVolume
20Issue
5Pagination
629 - 641Publisher
Springer NetherlandsLocation
Dordrecht, NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0962-9343eISSN
1573-2649Language
engNotes
Published online 24 November 2010Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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