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BRAIN ABNORMALITY - Coggle Diagram
BRAIN ABNORMALITY
Brain diseases
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In the 1920s encephalitis lethargica was linked to criminality in children. FOR EXAMPLE, ARSON
Charles Whitman murdered several people and upon post mortem was found to have a tumour that in ore frontal cortex
Neurochemistry
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Low levels of serotonin are linked to higher levels of aggression and can be produced through alcohol and drug use.
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Brain abnormality
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This can tale the form of injuries to the brain, particularly in the areas that regulate behaviour
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Brain Injury
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Pre frontal cortex controls individuals emotions and damage to this area may impact on behavioural patterns
Use of PET scans by Raine in examining brain activity found damage and reduced activity in the pre frontal cortex of convicted criminals.
EVALUATION
Limitation: Often small samples used in examining brain activity and often after crime has been committed. Meaning its difficult to see the cause and effect
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Limitation: low serotonin also present in people with depression and other mental health conditions.