Raine - Brain Flashcards
Participant used
41 ps; 39M and 2F : charged with murder
All referred to for PET scans for legal reasons
Average age 34.3
41 control group used as well
Method: what were they matched on?
Age and sex
Method: What were they required to do
All ps were injected with glucose tracers and required to work at a continuous task for 32min
Method; how long did they have to perform the task
32’min
What did they find?
A low resting HR is a good indicator of an individual who seeks excitement to raise arousal.
Adolescent brain develops final connection to pre-frontal lobes
Lower activity in frontal lobes increases aggression
What was concluded here
Early intervention and prevention may be effective in reversing biological deficits That pre dispose to anti social and aggressive behaviour
Aim
To discover of murders who have pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) show evidence of brain abnormalities
