Results from a study were released recently that focused on developmental aspects of psychopathy. In other words, what psychopathic foreshadowing might we see in kids and what can we do about it? The ...

Author countries: Portugal, U.K. Funding: This work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia in the form of a fellowship awarded to DP (Ref. 2022. ...

If someone asked you to imagine a psychopath, who would you picture? Many of us might conjure an image of a violent criminal who will do anything without remorse to get what they want. After all, ...

Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to ...

People who engage in psychopathic behaviors have often left their victims wondering what made them this way. The typical traits of psychopaths, such as high levels of narcissism, manipulative charm, ...

A team of researchers from Spain was curious to know if people with high psychopathic traits have anomalies in the brain's ...

Photography of a mask partially obscured by a splash pattern, symbolizing disruptions in emotion recognition associated with psychopathy. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Advances in research are showing that a deeper understanding of psychopathy may help to create more effective interventions.