Raine et al (1997) Flashcards
what type of scan was used
PET scan
what was the aim
to show that the brains of murders who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity were different from the brains of non-murders
give 5 AO1 facts about the sample
39 men 2 women (41 total)
mean age was 34.3 years old
6 had schizophrenia
University of California Irvine imaging centre
2 weeks medication free
what experimental design was the sample
matched pair design
what were participants matched on
age and sex
how many seconds before the FDG injection was injected, were the participants doing the CPT task
30 seconds
what did the CPT task include
clicking a buzzer every time they saw a target
how long was the scan for
32 minutes
how many times were the participants scanned for
10 times
give 3 examples of results
amygdala on the left hemisphere (control- 0.97 exp-0.94)
lateral prefrontal lobes on the left hemisphere (control- 1.12 exp-1.09)
left hemisphere is lower than the right hemisphere
what is the function of lateral prefrontal lobes
self awareness
what controls the amygdala and what happens if it is damaged
PFC, if damaged it leads to impulsive behaviour
what is the result of damage to the pre-frontal lobes
impulsivity
loss of self control
what techniques were used to identify brain regions
cortical peel
box technique
