The Focus on Neuroscience box "The Neuroscience of Personality: Brain Structure and the Big Five" describes an MRI study that investigated whether personality traits are associated with differences in brain structure. Researchers found that _____ was associated with larger brain tissue volume in a brain region associated with sensitivity to rewarding stimuli, and _____ was associated with increased volume in a brain region associated with understanding the beliefs of others.

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Extraversion was linked to larger brain tissue volume in areas related to reward sensitivity, while agreeableness was linked to increased volume in areas related to understanding others' beliefs.

The Focus on Neuroscience Box "The Neuroscience of Personality: Brain