Many of those who've exhibited lifelong antisocial, aka sociopathic, behavior—lying, impulsiveness, aggression, lacking concern for others—have abnormal brain structures, according to a new study.
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MRI scans on the brains of 672 people with lifelong antisocial behavior showed a particular thinning of cortex and reduced cortical surface area in parts of the brain responsible for thinking, motivation and controlling emotions, according to research just published in The Lancet Psychiatry. "Our study provides evidence of clear structural brain differences between individuals with life-course-persistent antisocial behavior than those on the adolescence-limited ,” the authors wrote.STOCK/Getty Images
Those with life-course-persistent antisocial personality behavior would have better outcomes if signs were detected earlier in life, along with earlier interventions in childhood, according to the study.
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