Neurological basis for lack of empathy in psychopaths

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 19:30 in Psychology & Sociology

When individuals with psychopathy imagine others in pain, brain areas necessary for feeling empathy and concern for others fail to become active and be connected to other important regions involved in affective processing and decision-making, reports a new study.

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