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FINDINGS + RESULTS Flashcards

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MURDERERS HAD LOWER…

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SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER GLUCOSE UPTAKE in almost all FRONTAL REGIONS, PARIETAL REGIONS

This is associated with HIGHER LEVEL THOUGHT and PLANNING

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DAMAGE TO FRONTAL REGIONS AND PARIETAL REGIONS RESULTS IN…

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-IMPULSIVITY
-LOSS OF SELF CONTROL
-IMMATURITY
-INABILITY TO MODIFY BEHAVIOUR
-ALTERED EMOTIONALLY

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THEY HAD ABNORMAL ASYMMETRIES OF ACTIVITY MEANING…

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LEFT SIDE of brain hemisphere was LOWER than the RIGHT in the:
-AMYGDALA (THREAT RESPONSE and RISK TAKING)
-THALAMUS
-HIPPOCAMPUS (SHORT TERM and LONG TERM MEMORY

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MURDERERS HAD HIGHER…

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HIGH GLUCOSE UPTAKE IN THE OCCIPITAL CORTEX (visual) meaning it was WORKING HARDER

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HEAD INJURIES IN EXPERIMENTAL SUBGROUP HAD…

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head injuries in experimental subgroup had ABNORMAL CORPUS CALLOSUM RESPONSES

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THIS CORRESPONDS…

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This corresponds to the known incidents of head injuries in the history of violent criminals, may suggest further factors to be investigated.

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