Changes in dorsal ACC–striatum connectivity predict growth-mindset gains, with dACC–striatal connectivity the strongest individual link¶

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q2 i3 Connectivity changes among four brain regions jointly explained significant variance in growth-mindset gains (adj. R² = 0.208, p = 0.036), and right dACC–right dorsal striatum connectivity showed the strongest individual correlation (r(36) = 0.449, FDR-adjusted p = 0.028). → Lang Chen 2022

Evidence¶

Lang Chen 2022¶

Lang Chen, Hyesang Chang, Jeremy Rudoler, Eydis Arnardottir, Yuan Zhang, Carlo de los Angeles and Vinod Menon. (2022). Cognitive training enhances growth mindset in children through plasticity of cortico-striatal circuits. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-022-00146-7

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gPPI multivariate network regression in the training group (38 children with high-quality fMRI). The strongest individual link, right dACC–right dorsal striatum, had r = 0.449 (FDR-adjusted p = 0.028); joint model adj. R² = 0.208, F(6,31) = 2.615, p = 0.036; not significant in controls (adj. R² = 0.047, p = 0.411). Connectivity did not predict math-skill changes (p = 0.148).

"increased connectivity of two individual links of the right dorsal ACC were positively correlated with changes in growth mindset with training: right dorsal ACC - left dorsal ACC, r(36) = 0.361, p = 0.026 (0.078, FDR-adjusted), and right dorsal ACC - right dorsal striatum, r(36) = 0.449, p = 0.005 (0.028, FDR-adjusted)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Mindset — outcome: instruction changes it

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