The cognitive and neural correlates of psychopathy and especially callous-unemotional traits in youths: A systematic review of the evidence

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 245-273

  Herpers, Pierre C M ^a   Scheepers, Floor E ^b   Bons, Daniëlle M A ^a   Buitelaar, Jan K ^a   Rommelse, Nanda N J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTION; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896482753     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579413000527     Document Type: Article

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