Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women
Abstract Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a serious and overwhelming public concern. Neuroimaging techniques have provided insights into the brain mechanisms underlying IPVAW perpetration. The purpose of this study is to examine the resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) invo...
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| author | Sofia Amaoui Cristina Martín-Pérez Agar Marín-Morales Natalia Bueso-Izquierdo María Ángeles García-León Miguel Pérez-García Juan Verdejo-Román |
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| description | Abstract Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a serious and overwhelming public concern. Neuroimaging techniques have provided insights into the brain mechanisms underlying IPVAW perpetration. The purpose of this study is to examine the resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) involving the process of social decision-making of male perpetrators. Twenty-six male perpetrators convicted for an IPVAW crime were compared to 29 men convicted for crimes other than IPVAW (other offenders) and 29 men with no criminal records (non-offenders) using a seed-based approach. Seeds were located in areas involved in reflective (prefrontal), impulsive (amygdala and striatum) and interoceptive (insula) processing. Then, as an exploratory analysis, the connectivity networks on male perpetrators were correlated with measures of executive functions and socioemotional self-report measures. Male perpetrators in comparison to other offenders and non-offenders, presented higher rsFC between prefrontal, limbic, brainstem, temporal and basal ganglia areas. Also male perpetrators showed higher rsFC between insula, default mode network and basal ganglia, while lower rsFC was found between prefrontal and motor areas and between amygdala, occipital and parietal areas. Exploratory correlations suggest that the specific rsFC in male perpetrators might be more related to socioemotional processes than to executive functions. These results showed that male perpetrators present a specific rsFC in brain systems that are essential for an adaptive social decision-making. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bf8987735114f3daf3e0ada247b727a2022-12-22T03:30:35ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-06-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-14181-2Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against womenSofia Amaoui0Cristina Martín-Pérez1Agar Marín-Morales2Natalia Bueso-Izquierdo3María Ángeles García-León4Miguel Pérez-García5Juan Verdejo-Román6The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC)Faculty of Education, Universidad Internacional de la RiojaThe Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC)Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of ExtremaduraFIDMAG Sisters Hospitallers Research FoundationThe Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC)The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC)Abstract Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a serious and overwhelming public concern. Neuroimaging techniques have provided insights into the brain mechanisms underlying IPVAW perpetration. The purpose of this study is to examine the resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) involving the process of social decision-making of male perpetrators. Twenty-six male perpetrators convicted for an IPVAW crime were compared to 29 men convicted for crimes other than IPVAW (other offenders) and 29 men with no criminal records (non-offenders) using a seed-based approach. Seeds were located in areas involved in reflective (prefrontal), impulsive (amygdala and striatum) and interoceptive (insula) processing. Then, as an exploratory analysis, the connectivity networks on male perpetrators were correlated with measures of executive functions and socioemotional self-report measures. Male perpetrators in comparison to other offenders and non-offenders, presented higher rsFC between prefrontal, limbic, brainstem, temporal and basal ganglia areas. Also male perpetrators showed higher rsFC between insula, default mode network and basal ganglia, while lower rsFC was found between prefrontal and motor areas and between amygdala, occipital and parietal areas. Exploratory correlations suggest that the specific rsFC in male perpetrators might be more related to socioemotional processes than to executive functions. These results showed that male perpetrators present a specific rsFC in brain systems that are essential for an adaptive social decision-making.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14181-2 |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Amaoui Cristina Martín-Pérez Agar Marín-Morales Natalia Bueso-Izquierdo María Ángeles García-León Miguel Pérez-García Juan Verdejo-Román Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women Scientific Reports |
| title | Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women |
| title_full | Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women |
| title_fullStr | Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women |
| title_short | Resting-state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women |
| title_sort | resting state functional connectivity and socioemotional processes in male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against women |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14181-2 |
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