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Neural Responses to Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Children With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits

Sebastian, Catherine L., McCrory, Eamon J. P., Cecil, Charlotte A. M., Lockwood, Patricia L., De Brito, Stéphane A., Fontaine, Nathalie M. G., Viding, Essi·2012·Archives of General Psychiatry

Abstract

Context Reduced neural responses to others' distress is hypothesized to play a critical role in conduct problems coupled with callous-unemotional traits, whereas increased neural responses to affective stimuli may accompany conduct problems without callous-unemotional traits. Heterogeneity of affective profiles in conduct problems may account for inconsistent neuroimaging findings in this population. Objectives To broaden understanding of neural processing in conduct problems using an affective processing task including an empathy component as well as to explore dimensional contributions of conduct problems symptoms and callous-unemotional traits to variance in affective neural responses. Design Case-control study. Setting On-campus neuroimaging facility. Participants Thirty-one boys with conduct problems (mean age, 14.34 years) and 16 typically developing control subjects (mean age, 13.51 years) matched for age (range, 10-16 years), IQ, socioeconomic status, handedness, and race/ethnicity. Participants were recruited using screening questionnaires in a community-based volunteer sample. Main outcome measures Functional magnetic resonance imaging of a task contrasting affective and cognitive theory of mind judgments. Results Relative to typically developing children, children with conduct problems showed reduced activation in right amygdala and anterior insula for affective vs cognitive theory of mind judgments. Furthermore, in the right amygdala, regression analysis within th…

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Authors
Sebastian, C. L., McCrory, E. J. P., Cecil, C. A. M., Lockwood, P. L., De Brito, S. A., Fontaine, N. M. G., & Viding, E.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Viding, Essi
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
2012-08-01
Volume
69
Issue
8
Pages
814
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2146420292
Cited by
245
References
36
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FWCI
22.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
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Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ES/H007059/1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
conduct problems, callous-unemotional traits, theory of mind, emotional processing, amygdala, anterior insula, empathy, suppressor effect, childhood conduct disorder
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Affect, Amygdala, Cerebral Cortex, Child, Empathy, Evoked Potentials, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Wakefulness, Case-Control Studies, Conduct Disorder, Theory of Mind, Functional Neuroimaging

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