Debate - Biological (Neuroscience) Flashcards

Do better, be better (31 cards)

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What was the study that used fMRI scans on prisoners? (Criminal Strength)

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Aharoni et al

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Who was charged with voluntary manslaughter? (Criminal Weakness)

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Bradley Waldrop

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Who used EEG scans to create an AI? (Drug Therapy strength)

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Etkin et al

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Who also had the MAOA Gene but did not commit criminal offenses?

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Jim Fallon

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5
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What article criticised Etkin et al?

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Is an anti-depressant right for you? Ask your brainwaves

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Who used PET Scans during aversive films?

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Cahill

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Who asked Mothers to estimate their child’s crawling ability?

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Mondschien

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What could Neuroscience into Gender Differences lead to?

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Alpha Bias

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In Mondschien’s study, what were the results?

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Boys were overestimated and girls were underestimated

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How old were the children (of Mothers asked) in Mondschien’s study?

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11 Months old

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What type of scan did Cahill et al use?

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PET Scans

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How many participants were in Cahill et al’s study?

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72

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What were the findings for Women in Cahill’s study?

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Women only had activity in the Left Amygdala

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What process was Etkin et al’s study criticised for not using?

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Deep Learning

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How many participants would be required to create an algorithm deemed to be “reliable”

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100,000

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What was the name of the anti-depressant in Etkin et al’s study?

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How many people were scanned in Etkin et al’s study?

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How many people did Etkin et al test their AI on?

19
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What recording did Etkin et al use?

20
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What percentage of people that the AI predicted would benefit from the Antidepressant (Etkin et al) did?

21
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How many people in Etkin et al’s study benefitted from the Anti-depressant overall?

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What state did Bradley Waldrop commit crimes in?

23
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What was the statement from Bradley Waldrop’s legal team

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That he was “unable to engage in the reflection and judgement necessary to premediate the crimes”

24
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What gene did Bradley Waldrop and Jim Fallon have?

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A variant of the MAOA Gene

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Who was a researcher into genes (Criminal Weakness)
Jim Fallon
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What scan did Aharoni et al use?
fMRI Scans
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How many prisoners were in Aharoni et al's study
96
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What was found to indicate reoffending and how long it would be until an individual reoffended?
Anterior Cingulate Cortex
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What did the performance task in Aharoni et al's study involve?
Pressing a button when a X appeared and stopping when a K appeared
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What did the performance task in Aharoni et al's study aim to measure?
Impulsivity
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How long after fMRI scans did Aharoni et al monitor the prisoners?
3 years