brain injuries and disorders Flashcards
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strengths of brain injuries and disorders:
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in some extreme cases it has led to an extreme change in personality
prisoners are more likely to have brain injuries than non prisoners
correlation between abnormal EEG readings (which measure brainwave activity) and psychopathic criminality
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weaknesses of brain injuries and disorders:
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crime caused by brain injuries are rare
not clear abnormal brainwave activity causes psychopathic criminality (some psychopaths have normal EEG patterns and normal people have abnormal EEG patterns)
prisoners higher likelihood of brain injuries could be the result of their criminality (e.g getting into fights) rather than the cause