Sex differences in prefrontal gray Females Males Sex differences in 25 antisocial behavior 0.05 20 15 0.04 10 5 0.03 0 APD 0.02 % reduction in sex difference 0.01 after brain volume correction: Orbital Orbital + Middle 0 APD 46.2 51.3 Orbital Middle Inferior Superior SRC 40.6 52.6 p .31 .40 Bigler (2001): Russian Roulette Ellenbogen et al., (2005): Crossbow suicide attempt Prefrontal damage does not always predispose to antisocial / violent behavior Lecture Outline Early origins of “neurocriminology” mechanisms and violence Gender differences in brain and violence Cognitive, affective, and motor systems Neural circuitry in moral decision-making Moral, ethical, and legal implications
Sex differences in prefrontal gray 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 Orbital Middle Inferior Superior Females Males 25 20 15 10 5 0 APD APD SRC Sex differences in antisocial behavior % reduction in sex difference after brain volume correction: Orbital Orbital + Middle 46.2 51.3 40.6 52.6 p .31 .40 Prefrontal damage does not always predispose to antisocial / violent behavior Bigler (2001): Russian Roulette Ellenbogen et al., (2005): Crossbow suicide attempt Lecture Outline Early origins of “neurocriminology” mechanisms and violence Gender differences in brain and violence Cognitive, affective, and motor systems Neural circuitry in moral decision-making Moral, ethical, and legal implications
Raine_NTU_Talk.docx