A neuroscience approach to prison experience: On the influence of prison on the sense of agency and empathy for pain among (ex-)inmates and prison guards. Ghent University
At the end of the prison sentence, former inmates are expected to reintegrate the social system. However, past research and criminological data highlight that prison sentences are not an effective mean for preventing recidivism. This project aims to investigate, with a social neuroscience approach, the potential influence of the coercive and restrictive nature of prison on two neurocognitive processes related to decision-making: The sense of ...