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Flashcards by Cathryn Wise, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cathryn Wise
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Raine et al 2000 | Amygdala and APD |
| Aim | to support the theory that APD is caused by damage to or abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex |
| Method | MRI scans on 21 men with APD and 34 healthy men - all volunteers |
| Results | 11% reduction in prefrontal grey matter in APD group compared with control group |
| Conclusion | APD is caused by reduction in grey matter |
| Positive evaluation | study supports the theory that APD and reduction in grey matter are linked |
| Negative evaluations | only men used so unrepresentative of the population; only volunteers used; study didn't look at links between or deficits in other areas of the brain |
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