Blame the Brain: Why Psychopaths Lack Empathy

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 15:30 in Psychology & Sociology

When people with psychopathy imagine others experiencing pain, brain regions associated with empathy and concern for others fail to activate or connect with brain areas involved in emotional processing and decision-making.

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