Psychopaths brains work differently—at least when they are criminal psychopaths

This will shock you, or maybe relieve you: Psychopaths are different from the rest of us. Here’s another article saying there are measurable differences in how the brains of how criminal psychopaths work (and look) when compared to non-criminal psychopaths (those who have psychopathic traits but have not been convicted of criminal offenses) and non-psychopaths. […] Related posts: Is this a new treatment for adult criminal psychopaths?  I want to believe some psychopaths have feelings   Psychopaths cannot understand punishment—what does that mean for the courtroom?...

Geurts DE, von Borries K, Volman I, Bulten BH, Cools R, & Verkes RJ. (2016) Neural connectivity during reward expectation dissociates psychopathic criminals from non-criminal individuals with high impulsive/antisocial psychopathic traits. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11(8), 1326-1334. PMID: 27217111  

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