How neuroscience and behavioral genetics improve psychiatric assessment: Report on a violent murder case

How neuroscience and behavioral genetics improve psychiatric assessment: Report on a violent murder case

Despite the advances in the understanding of neural and genetic foundations of violence, the investigation of the biological bases of a mental disorder is rarely included in psychiatric evaluation of mental insanity. Here we report on a case in which cognitive neuroscience and behavioral genetics me...

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Main Authors: Davide Rigoni, Silvia Pellegrini, Veronica eMariotti, Arianna Cozza, Andrea Mechelli, Santo Davide Ferrara, Pietro Pietrini, Giuseppe Sartori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Prefrontal Cortex
Violence
impulsivity
Criminal responsibility
Genetic polymorphisms
mental insanity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00160/full

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