Brain network of psychopathic criminal functions differently
Friday, August 5, 2016 - 09:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A strong focus on reward combined with a lack of self-control appears to be linked to the tendency to commit an offence. Brain scans show that this combination occurs in psychopathic criminals, say researchers from Nijmegen in an article in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.