Disrupted effective connectivity between the medial frontal cortex and the caudate in adolescent boys with externalizing behavior disorders

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1141-1157

  Shannon, Katherine E ^a   Sauder, Colin ^a   Beauchaine, Theodore P ^a   Gatzke Kopp, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulated cortex; Caudate nucleus; Crime; Dopaminergic system; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350450378     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809342856     Document Type: Article

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