An underlying cause for psychopathic behavior? - 2 views
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impairment in the emotional aspects of these abilities may account for psychopathic behaviour.
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ToM is made up of different aspects: a cognitive part, which requires inferences about knowledge and beliefs, and another part which requires the understanding of emotions.
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striking similarities between the mental impairments observed in psychopaths and those seen in patients with frontal lobe damage.
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Psychopaths are known to be characterized by callousness, diminished capacity for remorse, and lack of empathy. However, the exact cause of these personality traits is an area of scientific debate. The results of a new study, reported in the May 2010 issue of Elsevier's Cortex, show striking similarities between the mental impairments observed in psychopaths and those seen in patients with frontal lobe damage.