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Review
. 2016 Apr;37(4):1512-3.
doi: 10.1002/hbm.23116. Epub 2016 Jan 23.

Altered short-term plasticity within the working memory neural network: Is it neuroticism or is it depression?

Renzo Bianchi  1 , Eric Laurent  2
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Review

Altered short-term plasticity within the working memory neural network: Is it neuroticism or is it depression?

Renzo Bianchi et al. Hum Brain Mapp. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

In the present article, we discuss (1) the importance of assessing and statistically considering both clinical and subclinical forms of depression when examining the relationship between neuroticism and short-term plasticity within the working memory neural network, and (2) the hypothesis of an antagonism between neuroticism and conscientiousness in personality research. We suggest that (1) neuroticism and depression should be examined in a relational manner, and (2) neuroticism and conscientiousness should not be antagonized.

Keywords: depression; fronto-parietal network; neural connectivity; neuroticism; working memory.

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