Fig. 1.

Relation between cortical thickness and aggressive behavior. Sex, age, and IQ were used as covariates (Monte Carlo corrected cluster-wise p < .05). a) Cortical thickness was negatively associated with aggression in a cluster including the left precentral cortex and a cluster including the right inferior parietal, supramarginal, and postcentral cortex (i.e., reduced cortical thickness was associated with more aggressive behavior). b) A moderating effect of gender was found for a cluster including the right middle frontal, and superior frontal cortex and for a cluster including the right precuneus, isthmus of the cingulate cortex, and lingual cortex, with negative associations in boys and positive associations in girls. Colors represent –log10 p-value