Testing neuropsychological hypotheses for cognitive deficits in psychopathic criminals: A study of global-local processing

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-276

  Kosson, David S ^a   Miller, Sarah K ^b   Byrnes, Katherine A ^a   Leveroni, Catherine L ^c  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Behavior; Crime; Frontal lobes; Personality disorder; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEMISPHERE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33947695744     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617707070294     Document Type: Article

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