Brain activity, low self-control, and delinquency: An fMRI study of at-risk adolescents

Ryan Charles Meldrum, Elisa M. Trucco, Lora M. Cope, Robert A. Zucker and Mary M. Heitzeg

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2018, vol. 56, issue C, 107-117

Abstract: A vast literature finds that low self-control is associated with a myriad of antisocial behaviors. Consequently, increasing attention has focused on the causes of low self-control. While criminologists have directed significant attention to studying its social causes, fewer studies have considered its neural bases.

Keywords: Brain activity; fMRI; Low self-control; Delinquency; Adolescence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.07.007

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