Topic 1 - Raine - Mauritius study

Question 1

What has lower activity in the prefrontal cortext been linked to?

Answer 1

Lower resting heart rates, which is in turn associated with aggression

Question 2

What was the sample?

Answer 2

100 3-year-olds with a low resting heart rate - they were given the intervention

Question 3

What was the sample matched with?

Answer 3

A control group

Question 4

What was the three-part intervention?

Answer 4

Nutrition (balanced, cooked mean once a day), physical exercise (structured games, gym and free play), and cognitive stimulation (toys, arts, drama, and music were adapted)

Question 5

What was shown at age 11?

Answer 5

The group who received the intervention showed better concentration, and had more mature brains than the control group

Question 6

What was shown at age 17?

Answer 6

They showed significantly lower levels of conduct disorder (antisocial / criminal behaviour), were less cruel, less likely to start fights and bully others.

Question 7

What happened in the follow-up study?

Answer 7

Another 100 children were given Omega-3 supplements once a day in form of juice drink for 6 months (control group were just given juice without Omega oils)

Question 8

What was found from the follow-up study?

Answer 8

Parents reported lower levels of delinquency aggression and attention problems after end of interventions