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  • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • Volume 23(2); 2016
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Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry 2016;23(2):57-62. Published online: Feb, 1, 2016

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Neurocriminology : A Review on Aggression and Criminal Behaviors UsingBrain Imaging

  • Si Young Yu, BA1,2;Yejee Choi, BA1,2;Sangjoon Kim, JD3;Hyeonseok S. Jeong, PhD4;Jiyoung Ma, BS2,5;Eujin Jeong2,6;Sohyeon Moon, MS2,7;Nicole Y. Kim2,8;Ilhyang Kang, BS1,2;Young Hoon Kim2,9;Kyung-Shik Shin, PhD10; and Jieun E. Kim, MD1,2;
    1;Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Ewha Womans University Graduate School, Seoul, 2;Ewha Brain Institute, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 3;Kim Sangjoon Law Firm, Seoul, 4;Department of Radiology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, 5;Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 6;Department of Psychology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 7;Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, 8;Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA, 9;Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 10;School of Business, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
Abstract

Criminology has been understood within a sociological framework until the emergence of neurocriminology, which describes, understands and predicts criminal behaviors from a neurobiological point of view. Not only using biological factors including genes and hormones to understand criminal behaviors, but also using neuroimaging techniques, the field of neurocriminology aims to delve into both structural and functional differences in the brain of individuals with aggression, antisocial personalities, and even the criminals. Various studies have been conducted based on this idea, however, there still are limitations for the knowledge from these studies to be used in the court. In this review article, we provide an overview of the various research in neurocriminology, and provide insight into the future direction and implication of the field.

Keywords Neurosciences;Aggression;Criminal behavior;Neuroimaging.