Citation

Anderson NE, Kiehl KA. Trends Cogn. Sci. 2011; 16(1): 52-60.

Affiliation

Mind Research Network, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.008

PMID

22177031

Abstract

Psychopaths commit a disproportionate amount of violent crime, and this places a substantial economic and emotional burden on society. Elucidation of the neural correlates of psychopathy may lead to improved management and treatment of the condition. Although some methodological issues remain, the neuroimaging literature is generally converging on a set of brain regions and circuits that are consistently implicated in the condition: the orbitofrontal cortex, amygdala, and the anterior and posterior cingulate and adjacent (para)limbic structures. We discuss these findings in the context of extant theories of psychopathy and highlight the potential legal and policy implications of this body of work.

Language: en