Atypical activation and negative functional connectivity between the insula and ventromedial prefrontal cortex could explain why psychopaths lack empathy.
People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain (orbitofrontal cortex) according to a new study.
New research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The...
A leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons....
