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Adrian Raine studied the brains of violent repeat offenders and found that their brains had _____ frontal lobe tissue than the brains of nonrepeat offenders. This helps explain why these people exhibit deficits in cognitive functions such as planning, organization, and inhibition.

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The frontal lobe of the brain colloquially referred to as the control panel is responsible for cognitive functions such as problem solving, memory, language, judgment, and sexual behaviors in humans. An underdevelopment of it may result in individuals who show deficit in cognitive functions.

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