2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Decision-making and the neural basis of psychopath
| Project/Area Number |
20890295
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Psychiatric science
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| Research Institution | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKUI Hiroki National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 精神保健研究所司法精神医学研究部, 室長 (40455415)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | サイコパス / 意志決定能力 / 脳機能 / MRI / 前頭前皮質 / 扁桃体 |
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| Research Abstract |
We obtained diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data of patients with psychopath and control subjects. Tract-based spatial statics (TBSS) revealed franctional anisotrophy(FA)reduction in orbitofrontal regions in the patients of psychopathy.
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