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Small, but not perfectly formed: decreased white matter concentration in boys with psychopathic tendencies

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  1. Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit, University College London, London, UK

    S A De Brito, E J McCrory & E Viding

  2. Anna Freud Centre, London, UK

    S A De Brito, E J McCrory & A P Jones

  3. Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK

    A Mechelli

  4. Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and Experimental Pediatric Neuroimaging, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    M Wilke

  5. Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK

    A P Jones

  6. Department of Forensic Mental Health Science, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK

    S Hodgins

  7. Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK

    E Viding

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De Brito, S., McCrory, E., Mechelli, A. et al. Small, but not perfectly formed: decreased white matter concentration in boys with psychopathic tendencies. Mol Psychiatry 16, 476–477 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2010.74

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