ABSTRACT

Neurobiological basis of antisocial behaviour • A rapidly growing body of research has considered genetic polymorphisms, neuroimaging and

various types of antisocial behaviour. • There is evidence linking the following genes with violence (Ferguson and Beaver, 2009):

– dopamine transporter gene – serotonin transporter gene – monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) gene – catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene.