The role of the orbitofrontal cortex in affective theory of mind deficits in criminal offenders with psychopathic tendencies

Cortex

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 668-677

  Shamay Tsoory, Simone G ^a   Harari, Hagai ^b   Aharon Peretz, Judith ^c   Levkovitz, Yechiel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Orbitofrontal cortex; Psychopathy; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; ORBITAL CORTEX; PSYCHOPATHY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION; CRIMINALS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950519098     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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