UNASSIGNED: It has repeatedly been reported, that there are differences in grey matter volume (GMV) between violent offenders and non-violent controls. However, it remains unclear, if structural @entity75 influence resting-state functional connectivity (RS-fc) between brain regions. Therefore, in the present investigation, 31 male high-risk violent prisoners were compared to 30 non-criminal controls with respect to RS-fc between brain areas. Seed regions for resting-state analysis were selected based on GMV differences between the two groups. Overall, inmates had more GMV in the cerebellum than controls and revealed higher RS-fc between the cerebellum and the amygdala. In contrast, controls relative to prisoners showed higher RS-fc between the cerebellum and the @entity550 ( @entity550 ). In addition, controls showed more GMV in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Inmates relative to controls had higher RS-fc within the DLPFC. Results are discussed with respect to cerebellar contributions to a brain network underlying moral behavior and violence. @entity76 in violent offenders might reflect alterations in the processing of moral emotions. Heightened functional connectivity between cerebellar hemispheres and the @entity550 in controls could be a correlate of enhanced emotion regulation capacities. Higher functional intra-DLPFC connectivity in violent offenders might represent an effort to regulate emotions.

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@entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['brain abnormalities'] @entity550 :: ('MESH:D000303', 'Disease') :: ['OFC', 'orbitofrontal cortex'] @entity76 :: ('MESH:D002526', 'Disease') :: ['Enhanced cerebellar-amygdala connectivity']
@entity76 :: (MESH:D002526,Disease) :: ['Altered cerebellar-amygdala connectivity']
