Impaired social response reversal. A case of 'acquired sociopathy'

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1122-1141

  Blair, R J R ^a,b   Cipolotti, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired sociopathy; Orbitofrontal cortex; Psychopath

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEARNING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOPATHY;

EID: 0034109255     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.6.1122     Document Type: Article

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