Increased executive functioning, attention, and cortical thickness in white-collar criminals
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Increased executive functioning, attention, and cortical thickness in white-collar criminals.
Very little is known on white-collar crime and how it differs to other forms of offending. This study tests the hypothesis that white-collar criminals have better executive functioning, enhanced information processing, and structural brain superiorities compared with offender controls. Using a case-control design, executive functioning, orienting, and cortical thickness was assessed in 21 white...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Brain Mapping
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1065-9471
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.21415