Exploring the effects of incarceration on decision-making processes: A longitudinal EEG study on current and former prisoners
Victoria Rambaud, Ilke Veeckman, Louis Favril, Tom Vander Beken, Emilie Caspar · FENS Forum 2024
By its very nature, incarceration restricts autonomy as it regulates all aspects of daily life. Prisons represent a unique social environment characterized by bullying, violence and reduced social interactions. Ample studies highlighted that incarceration has negative psychological and social effects on inmates, both in the short and long terms. Research is moving from a “criminal” brain to a “prison” brain perspective, showing that prison negatively impacts several cognitive processes, especially regarding recidivism.This project investigates the relationship between imprisonment and executiv
ePoster · Neuroscience