brain injuries and disorders

Question 1

explain brain injuries linking to criminality:
+ example

Answer 1

rare cases of brain injuries that are identified as being the cause of criminality
e.g Phineas Gage whose personality changed after sustaining a major brain injury
some studied show prisoners are more likely than non prisoners to have suffered brain injuries

Question 2

example of a disease that caused criminality in children:

Answer 2

in 1920s epidemics of encephalitis lethargica among children was linked to criminality (e.g arson)

Question 3

example of someone who had a brain tumour which caused criminality:

Answer 3

Charles Whitman
he murdered several people and upon post mortem was found to have a brain tumour in the part of the brain that regulates aggression and impulses (amygdala)

Question 4

research results on abnormal brainwave activity:

Answer 4

research has shown murderers had an 11% reduction in activity in the pre-frontal cortex area of the brain which is responsible for regulating emotions and behaviours