Classic Research: Raine [FINDINGS & CONCLUSIONS]

Question 1

Which areas of the brain should you list results from?

Answer 1

Prefrontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Corpus Callosum, Amygdala, Cerebellum.

Question 2

What other areas should you list resluts from?

Answer 2

Performance on CPT
Effects on handyness, head injury and ethnicity

Question 3

Which areas of the brain had higher glucose metabolism in murderers?

Answer 3

Occipital and Cerebellum

Question 4

Which areas of the brain had lower glucose metabolism on murderers?

Answer 4

Prefrontal, Parietal and Corpus Callosum

Question 5

Which areas of the brain had identical levels of glucose metabolism in murderers and the control group?

Answer 5

Temporal

Question 6

What were the findings relating to the performance to the CPT task?

Answer 6

Identical performance between NGRI and control

Question 7

What were the findings related to Handedness, injury and ethnicity?

Answer 7

• Not possible to match properly on these.
• 6x LH matched to RH
• LH had ^ prefrontal than Rh
• No difference with head injury or non-white participants.

Question 8

What is unique about the Amygdala?

Answer 8

Greater activity in the right hemisphere than left for murderers.

Question 9

What are the seven conclusions?

Answer 9

• NGRI have statistically significant differences in G.M
• Suggests but does not demonstrate that brain abnormalities cause violence
• Violence cannot be determined by biology alone
• NGRI are still responsible for their actions
• No casual link between brain dysfunction and criminality
• Cannot be generalized to other types of crime.
• No inclusion of a non-violent group.