Psychopaths are typically less anxious and ... Studies suggest PwS have differences in their prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that helps make decisions. These differences may explain ...

The following is a summary of “Individual-level deviations from normative brain morphology in violence, psychosis, and psychopathy,” published in the April 2025 issue of Translational Psychiatry by ...

Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing others—known as vicarious fear.

Find out about the indicative behaviours doctors look out for when making a diagnosis of psychopathy. Brain scans have found differences in the activity in some parts of the brain between violent ...

A new study published in Biological Psychology has found that people with higher levels of psychopathic meanness show weaker brain responses when viewing emotional facial expressions—including fear, ...