US EditionCertain Brain Injuries May Be Linked to Violent Crime. Identifying Them Could Help Reveal How People Make Moral Choices
MRI evidence has been used in 12% of murder trials and 25% of death penalty cases to link white-matter brain damage, especially to the right uncinate fasciculus, with violent crime.
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Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime. Identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
On Oct. 25, 2023, a 40-year-old man named Robert Card opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a bowling alley and nearby bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people and wounding 13 others. Card was found dead by suicide two days later. His autopsy revealed extensive damage to the white matter of his brain thought to be related to a traumatic brain injury, which some neurologists proposed may have played a role in his murderous actions.
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Tech and Science PostCertain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
Neurological evidence is widely used in murder trials, but it’s often unclear how to interpret it. gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images PlusOn Oct. 25, 2023, a 40-year old man named Robert Card opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a bowling alley and nearby bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people and wounding 13 others. Card was found dead by suicide two days later. His autopsy revealed extensive damage to the white matter of his brain th…
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