Debate - Biological (Neuroscience) Flashcards
Do better, be better
What was the study that used fMRI scans on prisoners? (Criminal Strength)
Aharoni et al
Who was charged with voluntary manslaughter? (Criminal Weakness)
Bradley Waldrop
Who used EEG scans to create an AI? (Drug Therapy strength)
Etkin et al
Who also had the MAOA Gene but did not commit criminal offenses?
Jim Fallon
What article criticised Etkin et al?
Is an anti-depressant right for you? Ask your brainwaves
Who used PET Scans during aversive films?
Cahill
Who asked Mothers to estimate their child’s crawling ability?
Mondschien
What could Neuroscience into Gender Differences lead to?
Alpha Bias
In Mondschien’s study, what were the results?
Boys were overestimated and girls were underestimated
How old were the children (of Mothers asked) in Mondschien’s study?
11 Months old
What type of scan did Cahill et al use?
PET Scans
How many participants were in Cahill et al’s study?
72
What were the findings for Women in Cahill’s study?
Women only had activity in the Left Amygdala
What process was Etkin et al’s study criticised for not using?
Deep Learning
How many participants would be required to create an algorithm deemed to be “reliable”
100,000
What was the name of the anti-depressant in Etkin et al’s study?
Sertraline
How many people were scanned in Etkin et al’s study?
229
How many people did Etkin et al test their AI on?
279
What recording did Etkin et al use?
EEG
What percentage of people that the AI predicted would benefit from the Antidepressant (Etkin et al) did?
76%
How many people in Etkin et al’s study benefitted from the Anti-depressant overall?
41%
What state did Bradley Waldrop commit crimes in?
Tennessee
What was the statement from Bradley Waldrop’s legal team
That he was “unable to engage in the reflection and judgement necessary to premediate the crimes”
What gene did Bradley Waldrop and Jim Fallon have?
A variant of the MAOA Gene
Who was a researcher into genes (Criminal Weakness)
Jim Fallon
What scan did Aharoni et al use?
fMRI Scans
How many prisoners were in Aharoni et al’s study
96
What was found to indicate reoffending and how long it would be until an individual reoffended?
Anterior Cingulate Cortex
What did the performance task in Aharoni et al’s study involve?
Pressing a button when a X appeared and stopping when a K appeared
What did the performance task in Aharoni et al’s study aim to measure?
Impulsivity
How long after fMRI scans did Aharoni et al monitor the prisoners?
3 years
