Biological explanations of crime and anti social behaviour brain injury

Question 1

What does damage to the orbitofrontal cortex lead to?

Answer 1

Outbursts, lack of interpersonal sensitivity and impulsiveness

Question 2

Traumatic brain injury to the frontal lobes before 25 is significant because…

Answer 2

The brain is still developing and impulsivity and control are the last areas to develop. Makes aggression and possibly criminal behaviour

Question 3

Two evidence for? Brain injury

Answer 3

Case study of phineas cage- damage to the left and right prefrontal lobe leads to aggression

60% of young male adult prisoners in custody have some kind of TBI

Question 4

Evidence against? Brain injury

Answer 4

Elbogen- criminal behaviour in war veterans who had anger issues was not linked to TBI and instead post traumatic stress