The neurobiology of psychopathy: A neurodevelopmental perspective

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 813-823

  Gao, Yu ^a   Glenn, Andrea L ^a   Schug, Robert A ^b   Yang, Yaling ^c   Raine, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cortisol; Executive functioning; Neurodevelopmental; Orbitofrontal; Psychopathy; Ventromedial prefrontal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ORBITAL CORTEX; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 74549116749     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905401204     Document Type: Article

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