Why Antisocial Youths Are Less Able To Take The Perspective Of Others

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 15:10 in Psychology & Sociology

This news release is available in German. Adolescents with antisocial personality disorder inflict serious physical and psychological harm on both themselves and others. However, little is yet known about the underlying neural processes. Researchers at the University of Leiden and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have pinpointed a possible explanation: Their brain regions responsible for social information processing and impulse control are less developed. read more

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