Debate - Biological (Neuroscience)

Question 1

What was the study that used fMRI scans on prisoners? (Criminal Strength)

Answer 1

Aharoni et al

Question 2

Who was charged with voluntary manslaughter? (Criminal Weakness)

Answer 2

Bradley Waldrop

Question 3

Who used EEG scans to create an AI? (Drug Therapy strength)

Answer 3

Etkin et al

Question 4

Who also had the MAOA Gene but did not commit criminal offenses?

Answer 4

Jim Fallon

Question 5

What article criticised Etkin et al?

Answer 5

Is an anti-depressant right for you? Ask your brainwaves

Question 6

Who used PET Scans during aversive films?

Answer 6

Cahill

Question 7

Who asked Mothers to estimate their child’s crawling ability?

Answer 7

Mondschien

Question 8

What could Neuroscience into Gender Differences lead to?

Answer 8

Alpha Bias

Question 9

In Mondschien’s study, what were the results?

Answer 9

Boys were overestimated and girls were underestimated

Question 10

How old were the children (of Mothers asked) in Mondschien’s study?

Answer 10

11 Months old

Question 11

What type of scan did Cahill et al use?

Answer 11

PET Scans

Question 12

How many participants were in Cahill et al’s study?

Answer 12

72

Question 13

What were the findings for Women in Cahill’s study?

Answer 13

Women only had activity in the Left Amygdala

Question 14

What process was Etkin et al’s study criticised for not using?

Answer 14

Deep Learning

Question 15

How many participants would be required to create an algorithm deemed to be “reliable”

Answer 15

100,000

Question 16

What was the name of the anti-depressant in Etkin et al’s study?

Answer 16

Sertraline

Question 17

How many people were scanned in Etkin et al’s study?

Answer 17

229

Question 18

How many people did Etkin et al test their AI on?

Answer 18

279

Question 19

What recording did Etkin et al use?

Answer 19

EEG

Question 20

What percentage of people that the AI predicted would benefit from the Antidepressant (Etkin et al) did?

Answer 20

76%

Question 21

How many people in Etkin et al’s study benefitted from the Anti-depressant overall?

Answer 21

41%

Question 22

What state did Bradley Waldrop commit crimes in?

Answer 22

Tennessee

Question 23

What was the statement from Bradley Waldrop’s legal team

Answer 23

That he was “unable to engage in the reflection and judgement necessary to premediate the crimes”

Question 24

What gene did Bradley Waldrop and Jim Fallon have?

Answer 24

A variant of the MAOA Gene

Question 25

Who was a researcher into genes (Criminal Weakness)

Answer 25

Jim Fallon

Question 26

What scan did Aharoni et al use?

Answer 26

fMRI Scans

Question 27

How many prisoners were in Aharoni et al’s study

Answer 27

96

Question 28

What was found to indicate reoffending and how long it would be until an individual reoffended?

Answer 28

Anterior Cingulate Cortex

Question 29

What did the performance task in Aharoni et al’s study involve?

Answer 29

Pressing a button when a X appeared and stopping when a K appeared

Question 30

What did the performance task in Aharoni et al’s study aim to measure?

Answer 30

Impulsivity

Question 31

How long after fMRI scans did Aharoni et al monitor the prisoners?

Answer 31

3 years