Brain differences might help explain psychopaths’ cold, calculated and often antisocial behavior, and perhaps even point out better ways to treat or prevent the disorder, a study of Wisconsin prison inmates suggests.
Psychopaths have a weaker connection (green) between a part of the prefrontal cortex (red) and the amygdala (blue), a brain scanning study finds.
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