Incorporating “kawaii-ness” into your life may increase gray matter volume in the putamen and frontal gyrus

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104663

Keisuke Kokubun , Kiyotaka Nemoto , Yuko Shiga , Yuya Makizato , Aya Komaki , Yoshinori Yamakawa

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Abstract

Interest in kawaii-ness is growing day by day around the world. However, the relationship between the brain and kawaii-ness remains unclear. Previous studies have revealed how adults' brains respond to infants, but there is little research into the relationship between non-infant objects that have kawaii-ness and the brain, particularly its structure. Therefore, in this study, using data from 182 healthy men and women, including 90 participants from a toy manufacturer's fan community (TMFC), we analyzed the relationship between the adoption of kawaii-ness and the gray matter volume (GMV) of region of interest (ROI). The results showed that the adoption of kawaii-ness was significantly and positively related to the GMV of the putamen, insula, frontal gyrus (FG), and rectus in the TMFC sample in an analysis that controlled for demographic data. Of these, the significant relationships between putamen and FG and adoption survived multiple comparisons. This is the first study to clarify the relationship between adoption of kawaii-ness and brain structure.

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将“卡哇伊”融入你的生活可能会增加壳核和额回的灰质体积。

全世界对卡哇伊的兴趣与日俱增。然而，大脑和“卡哇伊”之间的关系尚不清楚。以前的研究已经揭示了成年人的大脑对婴儿的反应，但很少有关于具有卡哇伊性的非婴儿物体与大脑之间关系的研究，特别是它的结构。因此，在本研究中，我们使用182名健康男性和女性的数据，其中包括90名来自玩具制造商的粉丝社区（TMFC）的参与者，我们分析了卡哇伊的采用与感兴趣区域（ROI）的灰质体积（GMV）之间的关系。结果表明，在控制人口统计学数据的分析中，采用卡哇伊性与颞下颌颞叶fc样本中壳核、脑岛、额回（FG）和直肌的GMV显著正相关。其中，壳核和FG与收养之间的显著关系经受住了多次比较。这是第一个阐明卡哇伊风格与大脑结构之间关系的研究。

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Acta Psychologica PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

5.60%

发文量

274

审稿时长

36 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Psychologica publishes original articles and extended reviews on selected books in any area of experimental psychology. The focus of the Journal is on empirical studies and evaluative review articles that increase the theoretical understanding of human capabilities.