Dissecting the Role of Amygdala Reactivity in Antisocial Behavior in a Sample of Young, Low-Income, Urban Men

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 527-544

  Hyde, Luke W ^a   Shaw, Daniel S ^b   Murray, Laura ^a   Gard, Arianna ^a   Hariri, Ahmad R ^c   Forbes, Erika E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conduct problems; externalizing; neuroimaging; psychopathy; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014430384     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702615614511     Document Type: Article

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