Evidence of deviant emotional processing in psychopathy: A fmri case study

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 857-878

  Hoff, Helge ^a   Beneventi, Harald ^b   Galta, Karen ^b   Wik, Gustav ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brain; Emotion; Facial expression; FMRI; Psychopathy; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOPATHY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FACE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FACE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 65649112449     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450701590992     Document Type: Article

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