Article ; Online: Gray matter correlates of impulsivity in psychopathy and in the general population differ by kind, not by degree: a comparison of systematic reviews.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
2021 Volume 16, Issue 7, Page(s) 683–695
Abstract: A fundamental question in neuropsychiatry is whether a neurobiological continuum accompanies the behavioral continuum between subclinical and clinical traits. Impulsivity is a trait that varies in the general population and manifests severely in ... ...
Abstract | A fundamental question in neuropsychiatry is whether a neurobiological continuum accompanies the behavioral continuum between subclinical and clinical traits. Impulsivity is a trait that varies in the general population and manifests severely in disorders like psychopathy. Is the neural profile of severe impulsivity in psychopathy an extreme but continuous manifestation of that associated with impulsivity in the general population (different by degree)? Or is it discontinuous and unique (different by kind)? Here, we compare systematic reviews of the relationship between impulsivity and gray matter in psychopathy and in the general population. The findings suggest that the neural profile associated with extreme impulsivity in psychopathy (increased gray matter in rostral and ventral striatum and prefrontal cortexes) is distinct from that associated with impulsivity in the general population (decreased gray matter in rostral and ventral prefrontal cortexes). Severe impulsivity in psychopathy may therefore arise from a pathophysiological mechanism that is unique to the disorder. These findings prompt the need for future studies to directly test the effect of group on the impulsivity-gray matter relationship in samples comprised of healthy individuals and individuals with psychopathy. The results caution against the use of community samples to examine impulsive psychopathic traits in relation to neurobiology. |
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MeSH term(s) | Antisocial Personality Disorder ; Cerebral Cortex ; Gray Matter/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Impulsive Behavior ; Systematic Reviews as Topic |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-04-09 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
ZDB-ID | 2236933-8 |
ISSN | 1749-5024 ; 1749-5016 |
ISSN (online) | 1749-5024 |
ISSN | 1749-5016 |
DOI | 10.1093/scan/nsab045 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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