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The posterior cerebellum supports the explicit sequence learning linked to trait attribution

Recent research has indicated that the cerebellum is responsible for social judgments, such as making trait attributions. The present study investigated the function of the posterior cerebellum in supporting sequence learning linked to trait inferences about persons. We conducted a memory paradigm t...

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Autores principales: Pu, Min, Heleven, Elien, Delplanque, Jeroen, Gibert, Noémie, Ma, Qianying, Funghi, Giulia, Van Overwalle, Frank
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7395039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32495270
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00803-7
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author Pu, Min
Heleven, Elien
Delplanque, Jeroen
Gibert, Noémie
Ma, Qianying
Funghi, Giulia
Van Overwalle, Frank
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Heleven, Elien
Delplanque, Jeroen
Gibert, Noémie
Ma, Qianying
Funghi, Giulia
Van Overwalle, Frank
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description Recent research has indicated that the cerebellum is responsible for social judgments, such as making trait attributions. The present study investigated the function of the posterior cerebellum in supporting sequence learning linked to trait inferences about persons. We conducted a memory paradigm that required participants to learn a given temporal order of six behavioral sentences that all implied the same personality trait of the protagonist. We then asked participants to infer the trait of the person and to recall the correct order of the sentences and to rate their confidence in their trait judgments and retrieval accuracy. Two control conditions were created: a nonsocial comparison control, involving six nonsocial sentences implying a feature of an object, and a nonsocial nonsequential reading baseline condition. While learning the specific sequence of the sentences, the posterior cerebellum (Crus 2) was more activated for social trait-related sequencing than nonsocial object-related sequencing. Also, given a longer duration to learn the sequences, the precuneus and posterior cingulate cortex were more activated when participants attempted to retrieve the sequences linked to social traits. In addition, confidence in retrieving the correct order of the social sequences modulated the posterior cerebellum (Crus 1) given a longer duration to learn. Our findings highlight the important function of the posterior cerebellum in supporting an active process of sequencing trait-implying actions.
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spelling pubmed-73950392020-08-18 The posterior cerebellum supports the explicit sequence learning linked to trait attribution Pu, Min Heleven, Elien Delplanque, Jeroen Gibert, Noémie Ma, Qianying Funghi, Giulia Van Overwalle, Frank Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci Article Recent research has indicated that the cerebellum is responsible for social judgments, such as making trait attributions. The present study investigated the function of the posterior cerebellum in supporting sequence learning linked to trait inferences about persons. We conducted a memory paradigm that required participants to learn a given temporal order of six behavioral sentences that all implied the same personality trait of the protagonist. We then asked participants to infer the trait of the person and to recall the correct order of the sentences and to rate their confidence in their trait judgments and retrieval accuracy. Two control conditions were created: a nonsocial comparison control, involving six nonsocial sentences implying a feature of an object, and a nonsocial nonsequential reading baseline condition. While learning the specific sequence of the sentences, the posterior cerebellum (Crus 2) was more activated for social trait-related sequencing than nonsocial object-related sequencing. Also, given a longer duration to learn the sequences, the precuneus and posterior cingulate cortex were more activated when participants attempted to retrieve the sequences linked to social traits. In addition, confidence in retrieving the correct order of the social sequences modulated the posterior cerebellum (Crus 1) given a longer duration to learn. Our findings highlight the important function of the posterior cerebellum in supporting an active process of sequencing trait-implying actions. Springer US 2020-06-03 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7395039/ /pubmed/32495270 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00803-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7395039/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00803-7
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