Table 2.

Possible behavioral deficits linked to information transmission properties of the uncinate fasciculus and populations in which one might observe such deficits.

Behavioral deficit	Where it might be observed	Evidence for relationship
Deficient memory retrieval	Children with poor scholastic achievement (found in many clinical groups including previously institutionalized children); medial temporal lobe epilepsy; possibly linked to deficits in episodic future thinking and theory of mind	Strong
Impulsive decision making/problems learning from errors	Conduct disorder; ADHD; substance abuse	Modest
Disordered sensitivity to reward and punishment	Bipolar disorder and conduct disorder; sensation seeking; substance abuse; anhedonia; sensitivity to social rewards in autism spectrum disorder	Emerging