A defendant stands in the dock. An expert describes them as a "psychopath." In an instant, one word threatens to eclipse ...

Scientists have uncovered a striking brain difference linked to psychopathy: people with psychopathic traits were found to have a striatum — a brain region tied to reward, motivation, and ...

The brains of psychopaths are different from a normal person, a study has found. Certain specifications in their brain are not the same as most people, and this could be a contributing factor in ...

In my undergraduate course, Dangerous Minds, I’d use the case of Stephen Stanko to demonstrate problems with neuroscience experts in court: Brain scans aren’t definitive. Stanko, a serial killer, once ...

Murderous psychopaths might make great movie villains, but research now suggests that these emotionless killers simply don't exist in real life.

Think of a psychopath and you probably picture someone dangerous, someone whose ruthless self-interest leads to great harm for others and considerable success for themselves. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ...