CRIM 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Frontal Lobe
22 Jul 2020
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Important to remember when discussing impact of biological factors on behaviour & potential criminogenic behaviour in particular, that great majority are not biological factors that person was born w/ Many are directly related to environmental factors changing person"s biology during their lifetime. Biology changes depending on how we live our lives. Ill health - biological change, often caused by environmental factors. Such environmental factors can impact all aspects of life, including behaviour. Most obvious when we look at trauma/injuries. Biology is not destiny; it is just life. Can be affected by many things that can change over lifetime. Inside skull - 3 layers of tissues called meninges, which surround & cushion brain. Swelling puts pressure on brain & can cause damage & even death. Frontal lobe - largest & tapes up about of brain. Frontal lobe -b begins around middle of top of skull to most anterior part of brain, so it includes part of brain above eyes & forehead.
