2016
Error-Related Processing in Adult Males With Elevated Psychopathic Traits
Steele VR, Maurer JM, Bernat EM, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Error-Related Processing in Adult Males With Elevated Psychopathic Traits. Personality Disorders Theory Research And Treatment 2016, 7: 80-90. PMID: 26479259, PMCID: PMC4710563, DOI: 10.1037/per0000143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated psychopathic traitsEvent-related potentialsPsychopathic traitsGo/NoGo response inhibition taskPsychopathy ChecklistError-monitoring processesError-related processingResponse inhibition taskHigh psychopathic traitsLow psychopathic traitsSerious personality disordersHare Psychopathy ChecklistCognitive processesInhibition taskError processingRisk of recidivismProcessing abnormalitiesIncarcerated malesPoor decisionsViolent recidivismBehavioral symptomsBottleneck theoryPsychopathyPersonality disorderCurrent study
2015
Dysfunctional error-related processing in female psychopathy
Maurer JM, Steele VR, Edwards BG, Bernat EM, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Dysfunctional error-related processing in female psychopathy. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2015, 11: 1059-1068. PMID: 26060326, PMCID: PMC4927025, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-error processingError-related processingEvent-related potential componentERN/NeFemale psychopathsAdult female offendersHare Psychopathy ChecklistPotential gender differencesError monitoringCognitive domainsERP componentsNeural correlatesResponse inhibitionNoGo taskNeurocognitive studiesAffective deficitsPsychopathic traitsAffective dysfunctionMale psychopathsFemale psychopathyPsychopathy ChecklistPsychopathic personalityPCA measuresFemale offendersPotential componentsPsychopathy, attention, and oddball target detection: New insights from PCL‐R facet scores
Anderson NE, Steele VR, Maurer JM, Bernat EM, Kiehl KA. Psychopathy, attention, and oddball target detection: New insights from PCL‐R facet scores. Psychophysiology 2015, 52: 1194-1204. PMID: 25912522, PMCID: PMC5648055, DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychopathy ChecklistPsychopathy-related differencesTarget P3 amplitudeFrequent standard stimuliAuditory oddball taskIncarcerated adult malesHare Psychopathy ChecklistP3 amplitudeOddball taskCognitive featuresFeatures of psychopathyN1 amplitudeStandard stimuliCognitive deficitsFacet scoresSlow wave amplitudeERPPsychopathyInconsistent resultsPrior studiesAttentionSlow wavesPsychopathsPrincipal component analysisStimuli