Frontiers in Public Health
Openness influences emotion recognition in middle-aged and older adults through hippocampal volume and fluid intelligence: a serial mediation model
Background Openness to experience is positively associated with emotion recognition ability in middle-aged and older adults, yet the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms remain unclear. Methods Using a serial mediation model, the present study examined the neurocognitive pathways through which openness to experience influences emotion recognition accuracy and processing speed via hippocampal volume and fluid intelligence in 912 middle-aged and older adults aged 36–100 years, with age, sex, intracranial volume, and …