Associations between psychopathic traits and brain activity during instructed false responding

dc.contributor.authorGlenn, Andrea L.
dc.contributor.authorHan, Hyemin
dc.contributor.authorYang, Yaling
dc.contributor.authorRaine, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorSchug, Robert A.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherChildren's Hospital Los Angeles
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Pennsylvania
dc.contributor.otherCalifornia State University System
dc.contributor.otherCalifornia State University Long Beach
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T18:50:25Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T18:50:25Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractLying is one of the characteristic features of psychopathy, and has been recognized in clinical and diagnostic descriptions of the disorder, yet individuals with psychopathic traits have been found to have reduced neural activity in many of the brain regions that are important for lying. In this study, we examine brain activity in sixteen individuals with varying degrees of psychopathic traits during a task in which they are instructed to falsify information or tell the truth about autobiographical and non-autobiographical facts, some of which was related to criminal behavior. We found that psychopathic traits were primarily associated with increased activity in the anterior cingulate, various regions of the prefrontal cortex, insula, angular gyrus, and the inferior parietal lobe when participants falsified information of any type. Associations tended to be stronger when participants falsified information about criminal behaviors. Although this study was conducted in a small sample of individuals and the task used has limited ecological validity, these findings support a growing body of literature suggesting that in some contexts, individuals with higher levels of psychopathic traits may demonstrate heightened levels of brain activity.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationGlenn, A., Han, H., Yang, Y., Raine, A., Schug, R. (2017): Associations Between Psychopathic Traits and Brain Activity During Instructed False Responding. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, Volume 266.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pscychresns.2017.06.008
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-2565
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/7801
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectPsychopathy
dc.subjectDeception
dc.subjectAutobiographical
dc.subjectfMRI
dc.subjectCriminal behavior
dc.subjectEVENT-RELATED FMRI
dc.subjectPREFRONTAL CORTEX
dc.subjectCRIMINAL PSYCHOPATHS
dc.subjectINHIBITORY CONTROL
dc.subjectTALAIRACH ATLAS
dc.subjectDECEPTION
dc.subjectEXPERIENCE
dc.subjectATTENTION
dc.subjectMEMORY
dc.subjectAGENCY
dc.subjectClinical Neurology
dc.subjectNeuroimaging
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectNeurosciences & Neurology
dc.titleAssociations between psychopathic traits and brain activity during instructed false respondingen_US
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