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Brain imaging can help predict criminal's behaviour
Sunday March 31, 2013 10:00:23 AM,
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Los Angeles: Analysis of images of a particular part of the brain could help
predict whether a criminal would reoffend or not, says a new
study.
The study conducted by the Mind Research Network (MRN) in
Albuquerque, New Maxico, shows that neuroimaging data can predict
the likelihood of whether a criminal will reoffend after release
from prison or not.
The paper, which is to be published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, studied impulsive and anti-social
behaviour and focused on the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a
portion of the brain that deals with regulating behaviour and
impulsivity.
The study demonstrated that inmates with relatively low anterior
cingulate activity were twice as likely to reoffend than inmates
with high brain activity in this region, reports Science Daily.
"These findings have incredibly significant ramifications for the
future of how our society deals with criminal justice and
offenders," said senior author Kent A. Kiehl, who is the director
of mobile imaging at MRN and an associate professor of psychology
at the University of New Mexico.
"This study gives us a tool to predict which criminals may
reoffend and which ones will not, and also provides a path forward
for steering offenders into more effective targeted therapies to
reduce the risk of future criminal activity," Kiehl added.
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