The Neurobiology of Psychopathy

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-475

  Glenn, Andrea L ^a   Raine, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TESTOSTERONE;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OFFENDER; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; CRIME; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DOPAMINE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE NET; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 47049128223     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2008.03.004     Document Type: Review

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