The effects of neuroimaging and brain injury on insanity defenses

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-97

  Gurley, Jessica R ^a   Marcus, David K ^a,b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WITNESS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 42249091527     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.797     Document Type: Article

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