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Another area of the brain that can predict criminal behavior is the amygdala. The amygdala is inside of the temporal lobe of the brain and functionally involves emotions particularly controlling fear, anger and pleasure. “The amygdala has received considerable attention, with numerous studies association psychopathy with abnormal size, shape, or activity of this subcortical structure that associates with structural and functional deficits” (Koenigs).

Even though neuroscience has developed immensely throughout the years, predicting criminal behavior through scans can produce a reverse-inference error. “The reverse-inference error is especially prevalent in the interpretation of brain activity in functional neuroimaging studies” (Choi). As previously stated, the reliance of electroencephalogram data may show the activity within the brain, but depending on the section, the brain may be overactive during such time. When looking at an individual’s amygdala that is characterized as abnormal and overactive can be argued to the point of reverse-inference error due to trying to distinguish what is a normal or abnormal sign of the brain’s fear center (Choi).

Brain Scans Versus Self-Report:

Brain scans provide more complexity to detect brain impairments in individuals despite a clinical psychologist’s findings. A common problem within neurolaw is the group to individual inference problem. Psychologists often identify associations of brain defects with impairments by comparing a group of subjects with a localized defect to a group of subjects without the defect; this can result in overlapping due to the idea that impaired patients may have better control over a specific area in r