Mind Research Network, Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 9;110(15):6223-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1219302110. Epub 2013 Mar 27.
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.
识别预测反社会行为复发的因素是社会科学、刑事司法程序和对高危个体进行有效治疗的关键。在这里，我们发现，在执行抑制任务时产生的与错误相关的大脑活动，可以前瞻性地预测成年罪犯在释放后 4 年内再次被捕（N=96）。与该区域活动较高的罪犯相比，活动较低的罪犯再次被捕的几率大约翻了一番，而其他观察到的风险因素保持不变。这些结果表明，存在一种持续反社会行为的潜在神经认知生物标志物。
