TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Parietal laterality and violence
JO  - International journal of neuroscience
A1  - Andrew, J. M.
SP  - 7
EP  - 14
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - To test whether laterality of parietal lobe cerebral functioning might relate to a history of violent behavior, a sample of 33 male and female, right-handed juvenile offenders, divided into less and more violent, each performed the Weighs Test. A lateralization index (left-hand score divided by right-hand score) formed the dependent variable. Differences for sexes and ages, but not ethnicities, required corrections. As hypothesized, poorer right- than left-parietal function related positively with the violence of past crimes. A sample of 18 additional subjects replicated the findings. The results were discussed in terms of a concept of cerebral "area-appropriateness," so that when the task-appropriate area performs less well than a less-appropriate area, we may begin to infer a dysfunction which may relate to "dyscontrol" and to violent behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7454
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -