Prison brain? Executive dysfunction in prisoners
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Prison brain? Executive dysfunction in prisoners
A better understanding of the functioning of the brain, particularly executive functions, of the prison population could aid in reducing crime rates through the reduction of recidivism rates. Indeed, reoffending appears to be related to executive dysfunction and it is known that executive functions are crucial for self-regulation. In the current paper, studies to executive functions in regular ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00043