Reduced regional volumes associated with total psychopathy scores in an adult population with childhood lead exposure.

ABSTRACT: Childhood lead exposure has been correlated to acts of delinquency and criminal behavior; however, little research has been conducted to examine its potential long term influence on behavioral factors such as personality, specifically psychopathic personality. Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that the effects of childhood lead exposure persist into adulthood, with structural abnormalities found in gray and white matter regions involved in behavioral decision making. The current study examined whether measurements of adult psychopathy were associated with neuroanatomical differences in structural brain volumes for a longitudinal cohort with measured childhood lead exposure. We hypothesized that increased total psychopathy scores and increased blood lead concentration at 78 months of a

SUBMITTER: Beckwith TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054826 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature