Individual differences in the proneness to have flow experiences are linked to dopamine D2-receptor availability in the dorsal striatum

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 67; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: de Manzano, Örjan, Cervenka, Simon, Jucaite, Aurelija, Hellenäs, Oscar, Farde, Lars, Ullén, Fredrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 15.02.2013; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Aged; Aptitude - physiology; Attention; Attention - physiology; Awareness; Biological and medical sciences; Corpus Striatum - physiology; D2-receptors; Dopamine; Female; Flow proneness; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Individual differences; Leisure; Likert scale; Male; Middle Aged; Motivation - physiology; Neurosciences; Personality; PET; Raclopride - pharmacokinetics; Radiopharmaceuticals - pharmacokinetics; Receptors, Dopamine D2 - metabolism; Studies; Tissue Distribution; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; SFPQ; Dopamine; MR; D2R BPND; Individual differences; Flow proneness; FP-Maintenance; ROI; PET; D2-receptors; FP-Leisure; FP-Work; Dopamine receptor; Central nervous system; Basal ganglion; Corpus striatum; Catecholamine; Encephalon; D2 Dopamine receptor; Neurotransmitter

Flow is a subjective experience of high but effortless attention, enjoyment, and low self-awareness that can occur during the active performance of challenging tasks. The dispositional proneness to experience flow is associated with personality traits that are known to be influenced by dopaminergic...