The research indicates that an area deep within the brain known as the striatum, a crucial hub for reward and motivation, is ...

Co-author Professor Robert Schug, of California State University, Long Beach, said the study helps reveal how psychopathic traits appear "in those who walk among us each day". The striatum normally ...

Psychopaths have a 10% larger striatum than non-psychopaths, suggesting biological differences in brain structure. This ...

Halloween — America’s favorite time to celebrate heroes, villains and cartoon icons alike. As thousands of frat boys across ...

Batky, B.D., Mendez, B., Bontemps, A., Salekin, R.T. (2024) Psychopathy measurement practices moderate psychopathy's association with anxiety and depression: A ...

We have all heard the stereotype. “Psychopaths” are crazy axe murderers without conscience. Yet most people appreciate that there is far more to the analysis regarding the types of individuals who are ...

A recent study on male police recruits found that police officers are more likely to have psychopathic traits. 1 The study’s authors, Falkenbach and colleagues, begin by asking the reader: “How might ...