Neuroprediction of future rearrest

作者：Aharoni Eyal^*; Vincent Gina M; Harenski Carla L; Calhoun Vince D; Sinnott Armstrong Walter; Gazzaniga Michael S; Kiehl Kent A

来源：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013, 110(15): 6223-6228.

DOI：10.1073/pnas.1219302110

• impulsivity
• recidivism
• risk assessment

Identification of factors that predict recurrent antisocial behavior is integral to the social sciences, criminal justice procedures, and the effective treatment of high-risk individuals. Here we show that error-related brain activity elicited during performance of an inhibitory task prospectively predicted subsequent rearrest among adult offenders within 4 y of release (N = 96). The odds that an offender with relatively low anterior cingulate activity would be rearrested were approximately double that of an offender with high activity in this region, holding constant other observed risk factors. These results suggest a potential neurocognitive biomarker for persistent antisocial behavior.

• 出版日期2013-4-9