Raine: What Makes A Criminal

Question 1

Raine aim

Answer 1

To investigate differences in murderers and non murderers brains

Question 2

Rain ps

Answer 2

41 murderers
41 non murderers

(39 men in each + 2 women in each)

Question 3

What did the murderers plea? Raine

Answer 3

All pleaded NGRI (not guilty by reasons of insanity)

Question 4

What did 6 of the ps in each condition match with eachother RAINE

Answer 4

Schizophrenia

Question 5

How long were Raine ps kept medication free for before the study

Answer 5

2 weeks

Question 6

Raine procedure

Answer 6

Ps given PET scan
10 mins prior to injection ps given practice trials on a continuous performance task
(Pressing targets on a screen)
Ps injected then did task
After 32 mins ps went to brain scan

Question 7

What is a PET scan

Answer 7

Small amount of radioactive glucose injected into brain to show active pets of brain

Question 8

Raine findings

Answer 8

Reduced activity in murderers pre frontal cortex compared to controls
Murderers had less activity in amygdala (controls fear) and left hippocampus