New research has pinpointed specific brain regions that are altered in individuals with psychopathy—especially those with ...

Psychopaths share similarities in brain structure that differ to the rest of the population, a new study reveals, a discovery ...

A new study suggests that perhaps, at the heart of the pathology of psychopaths, is a brain that's poor at generating simulations, whether of other people's feelings or of the future.

About one in 100 people is a psychopath, experts estimate. But you can't tell a psychopath just from looking at one. Many psychopaths show a distinctive pattern of brain activity, according to ...

Those thought to be psychopaths had difficulty completing tasks related to taking the perspective of another, with brain scans highlighting areas of the brain related to empathy were under-active.

What makes someone a psychopath? Can these traits be passed through family lines? Neuroscientist James Fallon, and author of The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey Into the ...

The psychopath who studies psychopaths An infamous moment in the history of psychopath neuroscience came in 2006, when scientist James Fallon was poring through a pile of PET scans.

The Neuroscientist Who Discovered He Was a Psychopath While studying brain scans to search for patterns that correlated with psychopathic behavior, James Fallon found that his own brain fit the ...

Relatives include accused axe murderer Lizzie Borden. University of California researcher James Fallon inadvertently found his brain scans reveal he is a psychopath. Courtesy James Fallon Nov. 30 ...

Study links impulsive, antisocial psychopathy traits to specific brain changes, offering new insight into diagnosis and potential rehabilitation strategies.