Neural correlates of error-related learning deficits in individuals with psychopathy

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1559-1568

  Von Borries, A K L ^a,b   Brazil, I A ^a,b   Bulten, B H ^b   Buitelaar, J K ^a   Verkes, R J ^a,b   De Bruijn, E R A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Pompekliniek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural adaptation; error monitoring; error related negativity; feedback learning; psychopathy; reinforcement learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77954030650     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709992017     Document Type: Article

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