Baumgartner, Thomas; Langenbach, Benedikt P.; Gianotti, Lorena R.R.; Müri, René M.; Knoch, Daria (2019). Frequency of everyday pro-environmental behaviour is explained by baseline activation in lateral prefrontal cortex. Scientific Reports, 9(9), pp. 1-7. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41598-018-36956-2
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Humankind faces a plethora of environmental problems, many of which are directly influenced by individual human behaviour. To better understand pro-environmental behaviour, we here try to identify interindividual markers that explain variance in the frequency of every-day pro-environmental behaviour. So far, research on this topic has mainly relied on subjective self-report measures and has yielded mixed results. In this study, we applied a neural trait approach to assess stable, objective individual differences. Using source-localised electroencephalography, we measured cortical activation at rest and combined our neural task-independent data with an ecologically valid assessment of everyday pro-environmental behaviour. We find whole-brain-corrected evidence that task-independent baseline activation in the right lateral prefrontal cortex, a brain area known to be involved in cognitive control and self-control processes explains individual differences in pro-environmental behaviour. The higher the cortical baseline activation in this area, the higher the frequency of everyday pro-environmental behaviour. Implications for the promotion of pro-environmental behaviour are discussed.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Baumgartner, Thomas, Langenbach, Benedikt Peter, Gianotti, Lorena, Müri, René Martin, Knoch, Daria |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
Publisher: |
Nature Publishing Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Thomas Baumgartner |
Date Deposited: |
05 Feb 2019 13:34 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:24 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-018-36956-2 |
PubMed ID: |
30626887 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.123724 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/123724 |
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