[To appear in NeuroEndocrinology Letters] Molecular neuroeconomics of crime and punishment: implications for neurolaw

Molecular neuroeconomics of crime and punishment: implications for neurolaw. Acknowledgements: The research reported in this paper was supported by a grant from the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (" global center of excellence " grant) This study proposes a molecular neuroeconomic framework for the investigation into crime and punishment. in intertemporal choice, loss aversion, and social discounting) are predicted to be related to criminal behavior. Neurobiological and neuroendocrinological substrates such as serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, cortisol (a stress hormone), sex hormones (e.g., testosterone), and oxytocin in brain regions such as the orbitofrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the cingulate may be related to the neuroeconomic parameters governing criminal behaviors. The present framework may help us develop " neurolaw " based on molecular neuroeconomics of criminal and antisocial decision-making processes.