Brain-imaging studies suggest that antisocial and violent behavior is associated with
structural and functional deficits in the prefrontal cortex, but there is heterogeneity in findings …

Moral cognitive neuroscience is an emerging field of research that focuses on the neural
basis of uniquely human forms of social cognition and behaviour. Recent functional imaging …

Psychopathy is a disorder embedded in mystique, controversy and fantasy. Consistently
portrayed in the media and popular culture as unusual, inhumane and emotionless …

Context Psychopaths belong to a larger group of persons with antisocial personality disorder
and are characterized by an inability to have emotional involvement and by the repeated …

Psychopathy is a complex personality disorder that includes interpersonal and affective traits
such as glibness, lack of empathy, guilt or remorse, shallow affect, and irresponsibility, and …

A common feature of the antisocial, rule-breaking behavior that is central to criminal, violent
and psychopathic individuals is the failure to follow moral guidelines. This review …

Evidence from behavioral genetics supports the conclusion that a significant amount of the
variance in antisocial personality and behavior (APB) is due to genetic contributions. Many …

Building on animal and human lesion evidence, neuroimaging studies are increasingly
identifying abnormalities in corticolimbic circuits mediating aggressive behavior. This review …

In recent years, increasing attention has been drawn to a population previously overlooked
in studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and that is youth involved with the …

BACKGROUND: Although studies of neurologic patients have suggested that prefrontal
structural impairments may predispose to sociopathy, it is unknown whether there is a …