The neurobiology of aggression and violence

DR Rosell, LJ Siever - CNS spectrums, 2015 - cambridge.org
Aggression and violence represent a significant public health concern and a clinical
challenge for the mental healthcare provider. A great deal has been revealed regarding the …

Prefrontal structural and functional brain imaging findings in antisocial, violent, and psychopathic individuals: a meta-analysis

Y Yang, A Raine - Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2009 - Elsevier
Brain-imaging studies suggest that antisocial and violent behavior is associated with
structural and functional deficits in the prefrontal cortex, but there is heterogeneity in findings …

A voxel‐based morphometry study of frontal gray matter correlates of impulsivity

K Matsuo, M Nicoletti, K Nemoto, JP Hatch… - Human brain …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Impulsivity is a personality trait exhibited by healthy individuals, but excessive impulsivity is
associated with some mental disorders. Lesion and functional neuroimaging studies …

Genes and aggressive behavior: epigenetic mechanisms underlying individual susceptibility to aversive environments

S Palumbo, V Mariotti, C Iofrida… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last two decades, the study of the relationship between nature and nurture in
shaping human behavior has encountered a renewed interest. Behavioral genetics showed …

Executive performance of depressed suicide attempters: the role of suicidal ideation

J Westheide, BB Quednow, KU Kuhn, C Hoppe… - European archives of …, 2008 - Springer
Objective Suicidal ideation has been related to cognitive rigidity whereas suicidal behaviour
itself was associated with specific executive deficits. Yet it remains unclear if a distinct …

Differences in DNA methylation between human neuronal and glial cells are concentrated in enhancers and non-CpG sites

A Kozlenkov, P Roussos, A Timashpolsky… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We applied Illumina Human Methylation450K array to perform a genomic-scale
single-site resolution DNA methylation analysis in neuronal and nonneuronal (primarily …

A neurogenetic approach to impulsivity

E Congdon, T Canli - Journal of personality, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Impulsivity is a complex and multidimensional trait that is of interest to both personality
psychologists and to clinicians. For investigators seeking the biological basis of personality …

Amygdalofrontal functional disconnectivity and aggression in schizophrenia

MJ Hoptman, D D'Angelo, D Catalano… - Schizophrenia …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A significant proportion of patients with schizophrenia demonstrate abnormalities in dorsal
prefrontal regions including the dorsolateral prefrontal and dorsal anterior cingulate cortices …

Heritability and longitudinal stability of impulsivity in adolescence

S Niv, C Tuvblad, A Raine, P Wang, LA Baker - Behavior genetics, 2012 - Springer
Impulsivity is a multifaceted personality construct that plays an important role throughout the
lifespan in psychopathological disorders involving self-regulated behaviors. Its genetic and …

Imaging the neural circuitry and chemical control of aggressive motivation

CF Ferris, T Stolberg, P Kulkarni, M Murugavel… - BMC neuroscience, 2008 - Springer
Background With the advent of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in awake
animals it is possible to resolve patterns of neuronal activity across the entire brain with high …