Some people can't form mental images. Here's what scientists are learning about the condition known as aphantasia—and why ...

In 2005, the US neuroscientist was poring through brain scans for research when he stumbled upon the signs of that infamous rarity in human nature: a psychopath. They weren’t the first he’d ...

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, they found that ... suggesting that psychopathy could be related to differences in how the brain develops. Asst Prof Choy added: "A better ...

Though the cause may differ, psychopaths and sociopaths both have brain differences, particularly when it comes to their morality centers. This often shows up on CT and PET scans. They also tend to ...

As a happily married family man and a successful neuroscientist at the University of California-Irvine, Fallon didn't exactly fit the malevolent stereotype of a psychopath, but there it was on a brain ...

An undated stock photo depicts a brain scan. STOCK/Getty Images Children ... its most severe form, psychopathy, which in some cases may include committing murder or rape. Adults who consistently ...

“And the amazing thing is that shrunken amygdalas are also found in psychopaths.” The scan also revealed an ­enlarged striatum, which makes up the reward ­system in the brain. Prof Raine ...

But they meet the criteria for psychopathy all the same, and if they have some reason to look closely (such as a surprising-looking brain scan or a blog post), they can spot signs that they are a ...

Could a prosecutor subpoena a brain scan that a suspect consented to in ... similarities that your fMRI networks share with those of psychopaths who had been analyzed and whose data now resides ...

Examining brain scans of more than 800 incarcerated men ... Decety's research has focused both on psychopathy and on childhood moral development. The innovative study is a result of his longtime ...

Examining brain scans of more than 800 incarcerated men ... Decety’s research has focused both on psychopathy and on childhood moral development. The innovative study is a result of his longtime ...