Funcionamiento de corteza pre-frontal en personas privadas de la libertad por homicidio en el departamento del Quindío

The objective of the current investigation was to describe the function of the prefrontal cortexin men whose freedom was taken away. The theoretical hypothesis and of study considers thata disfunction exists at the level of the prefrontal cortex in murderers. The theoretical and studyhypothesis considers that there is dysfunctionality at the level of the prefrontal cortex inhomicides. The research method was quantitative, with a descriptive-correlational scope. Thestudy population consisted of men serving sentences for intentional homicide in thedepartment of Quindío. A non-probabilistic intentional sampling was carried out, after which n= 20 subjects were determined. A socio-demographic survey and the battery of executivefunctions (BANFE-2) were applied. A prevalence of severe executive functioning impairment of30% was found. A relationship was found between age and anterior prefrontal cortex functioning (Rho= .650; P= .00) and between academic level and overall functioning(Rho= .502; P= .02). In addition, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was performedfor exploratory purposes, which revealed a possible influence of the subject's educational levelon anterior prefrontal functioning (F = 17.37; p = .02). It is concluded that the familyenvironment is a determining factor in criminal behavior and that the executive functioning of the prefrontal cortex is a modulating variable.