Mind the gap: toward an integrative science of the brain and crime

Hemodynamic activity in the limbic system predicts reoffending in women

“…Consistent with Aharoni et al, 2013 , we found no associations between Go/NoGo behavioral data and any types of rearrest in univariate nor multivariate models. Also consistent with Aharoni et al, 2014 , we found models including behavioral task data increased Somer’s D statistics, indicating the occurrence of overfitting being driven by the behavioral data specifically.…”

“…Here, different measures of impulse control (PCL-R Factor 2 and dACC activity during errors) incrementally predicted re-arrest outcomes. However, criminal behavior is the result of a complex interaction of factors, including innumerable environmental and psychological variables ( Aharoni et al, 2019 , Allen and Aharoni, 2020 ). The observed incremental predictive utility of the dACC predicting rearrest highlights that multiple mechanisms subserve antisocial outcomes and capturing their complexity may benefit from a diversity of measurement modalities.…”

Neurosociology and Penal Neuroabolitionism: Rethinking Justice With Neuroscience

“…While this is a legitimate concern, we consider that it is possible to promote a collaboration of disciplines, instead of allowing them to become antagonistic towards each other. Understanding deviant behavior is complex, therefore the careful study of such behavior could benefit greatly from more constructive dialog and collaboration between sociological and neuroscientific disciplines (Aharoni et al, 2019).…”