Psychopathy is a form of antisocial behavior that includes traits like impulsivity, manipulation, and lack of empathy. It is not formally defined as a mental health condition, but it is a subtype of ...

Psychopathy is an antisocial personality disorder that has been linked to dysfunction of the orbitofrontal cortex of the brain. It is highly correlated with criminal behavior and violence. In ...

Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found. The study's researchers investigated the brain activity of psychopathic criminals in the Netherlands.

Psychopaths share similarities in brain structure that differ to the rest of the population, a new study reveals, a discovery which could be crucial in developing our understanding of this personality ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Researchers at New York University conducted a study to see if music taste could be an indicator of a person's psychopathy ...

Psychopaths might account for only about 1% of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of violent crime. Distinct from other conditions like sociopathy and antisocial ...

PSYCHOPATH — a descriptive word that conjures images of highly intelligent, devious and conniving criminals with disconcerting tendencies inclusive of low empathy and remorse, grandiosity, impulsivity ...

The entertainment industry has provided many inaccurate depictions of psychopathic killers in film, television, theater, and books. Psychopaths are often incorrectly presented as ghoulish predators or ...