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Abstract
Antisocial behaviour (ASB) incurs substantial costs to the individual and society. Cognitive neuroscience has the potential to shed light on developmental risk for ASB, but it cannot achieve this potential in an ‘essentialist’ framework that focuses on the brain and cognition isolated from the environment. Here, we present the case for studying the social transactional and iterative unfolding of brain and cognitive development in a relational context. This approach, which we call the study of the ‘embedded brain’, is needed to fully understand how risk for ASB arises during development. Concentrated efforts are required to develop and unify methods to achieve this approach and reap the benefits for improved prevention and intervention of ASB.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-171 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Trends in Cognitive Sciences |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 15 Sept 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Harriet Phillips for her support in preparing the references. We acknowledge funding by the UK Medical Research Council (grant MR/V033905/1 to E.V. and E.M.) and Economic and Social Research Council (grant ES/V003526/1 to S.D.) during the writing of this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
Keywords
- antisocial behaviour
- brain
- callous-unemotional traits
- conduct problems
- emotion
- socio-emotional
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
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Trait and State Impulsivity in Maltreated Children
Tino, P. (Co-Investigator) & De Brito, S. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
4/12/21 → 2/12/25
Project: Research Councils