The neurobiology of criminal behavior : gene-brain-culture interaction
by
 
Walsh, Anthony, 1941-

Title
: 
The neurobiology of criminal behavior : gene-brain-culture interaction

Author
: 
Walsh, Anthony, 1941-

ISBN
: 
9781409438410

Personal Author
: 
Walsh, Anthony, 1941-

Publication Information
: 
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2012.

Physical Description
: 
xiv, 216 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note
: 
Formerly CIP.

Contents
: 
The basic brain -- Neurochemistry, gene-cultural coevolution, and criminal behavior -- Brain development, abuse-neglect, and criminality -- ADHD, comorbid disorders, and criminal behavior -- The age-crime curve, puberty, and brain maturation -- Substance abuse disorders, epigenetic plasticity, and criminal behavior -- Intelligence, nature-nurture, and criminal behavior -- Schizophrenia, brain development, and criminal behavior -- Criminal violence and the brain -- Gender, crime, and the brain -- The psychopath : the quintessential criminal.

Abstract
: 
Explores the neurobiology of crime from a biosocial perspective. While the brain and its various mechanisms are the main focus of this work, the authors look at criminal behaviour guided by Nikolas Tinbergen's famous Four Questions: Causation, Development, Phylogeny, and Function.

Subject Term
: 
Criminal behavior.
 
Criminal psychology.
 
Neurobiology.

Added Author
: 
Bolen, Jonathan D.


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