在前性痴呆症和其他大脑疾病中犯下的罪行
1Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and Neurology Service, Neurobehavior Unit, Los Angeles, CA, United States; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States.
大脑疾病,特别是行为变异前性痴呆症 (bvFTD),可以损害道德情绪,影响刑事责任. 这表明在具有反社会行为的个体中评估VMPFC-杏仁体功能.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 法律与精神病学 法律与精神病学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 刑事责任可能与大脑控制有罪的机制有关.
- 大脑障碍会扰乱社会认知和神经道德系统,影响道德情绪和意向评估.
- 腹中前额叶皮层 (VMPFC) 是这个神经神经系统的中心,与其他大脑区域有联系.
研究的目的:
- 探索大脑疾病,特别是行为变异前性痴呆 (bvFTD) 和犯罪行为之间的关系.
- 介绍新的病例,说明bvFTD如何影响犯下罪行的人的道德情感能力.
- 建议临床评估道德情感经验和反社会行为的VMPFC-杏仁体功能障碍.
主要方法:
- 审查关于大脑疾病和犯罪行为的现有文献.
- 介绍和分析了四个新的案例研究,涉及犯有犯罪的bvFTD患者.
- 与患者进行采访,以评估他们对自己的行为以及他们对犯罪的情感体验的理解.
主要成果:
- 犯案的bvFTD患者理解了他们的行为的性质和错误性.
- 这些患者缺乏在道德情感层面上直观地体验他们行为的犯罪的能力.
- VMPFC疾病及其与杏仁体的联系可能是导致道德情绪受损的原因.
结论:
- 行为变异前性痴呆症 (bvFTD) 显著影响道德情绪的体验,可能会影响刑事责任.
- VMPFC及其桃体连接的功能障碍与这些患者观察到的道德情绪受损有关.
- 对于表现出反社会行为的个人,无论是否存在被诊断的脑部疾病,建议对道德情绪缺陷和VMPFC-杏仁体功能障碍进行临床评估.
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