The emergence of psychopathy: Implications for the neuropsychological approach to developmental disorders

Cognition

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 414-442

  Blair, R J R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Development; Psychopathy; Reward and punishment

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; PUNISHMENT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOCIALIZATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; THREAT;

AMYGDALA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 33747184570     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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