Personality and regional cerebral blood flow

Br J Psychiatry. 1984 May:144:529-32. doi: 10.1192/bjp.144.5.529.

Abstract

The extraversion-introversion dimension of personality is believed to have an inverse relationship with cortical arousal. Brain capillary perfusion is a well established index of brain function and arousal. Regional cerebral blood flow was measured in 51 right-handed females whose personality structure was examined with the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI). Significant inverse correlations were found between the brain blood flow and the extraversion-introversion score of EPI.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arousal
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation*
  • Extraversion, Psychological
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Introversion, Psychological
  • Personality Inventory
  • Personality*