Making a life worth living: neural correlates of well-being |
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Authors: | Urry Heather L Nitschke Jack B Dolski Isa Jackson Daren C Dalton Kim M Mueller Corrina J Rosenkranz Melissa A Ryff Carol D Singer Burton H Davidson Richard J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology and W.M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison;;Institute on Aging and Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison;and;Office of Population Research, Princeton University |
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Abstract: | Despite the vast literature that has implicated asymmetric activation of the prefrontal cortex in approach-withdrawal motivation and emotion, no published reports have directly explored the neural correlates of well-being. Eighty-four right-handed adults (ages 57-60) completed self-report measures of eudaimonic well-being, hedonic well-being, and positive affect prior to resting electroencephalography. As hypothesized, greater left than right superior frontal activation was associated with higher levels of both forms of well-being. Hemisphere-specific analyses documented the importance of goal-directed approach tendencies beyond those captured by approach-related positive affect for eudaimonic but not for hedonic well-being. Appropriately engaging sources of appetitive motivation, characteristic of higher left than right baseline levels of prefrontal activation, may encourage the experience of well-being. |
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