Brain lesions and criminal behavior linked to moral decision-making network

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) When brain lesions occur within the brain network responsible for morality and value-based decision-making, they can predispose a person toward criminal behavior, according to new research by Ryan Darby, MD, assistant professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

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