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Understanding Psychopathic and Sadistic Minds

To better understand what makes psychopaths tick, researchers are using brain scans to compare them with other abnormal personalities like sadists and those with antisocial personality disorder.

Driven toward reward without regard for consequence

An overactive dopamine reward system in the brain may help explain why psychopaths pursue rewards without regard for consequences, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Previous research has found that individuals who suffer from antisocial personality disorder—often referred to as sociopathology or psychopathology, despite debate over whether these are [...]