Inmates higher in interpersonal and affective traits of psychopathy use the way that people walk to identify vulnerable individuals

Written by Alexa Larouche Wilson and the Research Committee Non-verbal cues tell us much about a person, and individuals who are predatory, with psychopathic traits, may be especially good at reading them. This means that they might have a natural ability to read cues that are indicative of one’s vulnerability to victimization, which would help … Read more

Criminals with psychopathy show impaired cognitive empathy

Written by Sandra Michels and the Research Committee According to Brook and Kosson (2013), an empathic interaction between people is comprised of three different types of exchanges, emotional, motor and cognitive.  While the emotional and motor components of such an exchange allow individuals to share feelings and mirror each other’s movements at a subconscious level, … Read more

Psychopathy and the brain: Are there neurological correlates of morality, decision-making, and social emotions?

Written by Dr. Rhonda Freeman and the Research Committee Neuroscience research has been making gains within the study of psychopathy to help us better identify and potentially treat this condition. One of its important contributions is the recognition and identification of correlations between specific regions of the brain and the behavior and emotional processing abilities … Read more

Neurobiological basis of psychopathy

Dr. RJR Blair from the Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience, Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health states, “To understand a psychiatric disorder we need to know why the pathology causes the behavioural disturbance, the neural structures implicated in the pathology and the cause of the dysfunction in the neural structures.” Read the … Read more

Recent Research

Results: 1 to 20 of 1510 1. Predictors and outcomes of joint trajectories of callous-unemotional traits and conduct problems in childhood. Fontaine NM, McCrory EJ, Boivin M, Moffitt TE, Viding E. J Abnorm Psychol. 2011 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21341879 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] Related citations 2. Fledgling Psychopathy in … Read more