An inter-hemispheric imbalance in the psychopath's brain

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Hecht, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Behavioral activation system; Behavioral inhibition system; Cerebral lateralization; Hemispheric asymmetry; Inter hemispheric imbalance; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954611848     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.02.032     Document Type: Review

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