Stimulation of the prefrontal cortex reduces intentions to commit aggression : a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, stratified, parallel-group trial

• Main Authors: Choy, Olivia, Raine, Adrian, Hamilton, Roy H.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Aggression; Moral Judgment; DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88145; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45651
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Although prefrontal brain impairments are one of the best-replicated brain imaging findings in relation to aggression, little is known about the causal role of this brain region. This study tests whether stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex using transcranial direct current stimulation (tD...