Determining the appropriate punishment for a norm violation requires consideration of both
the perpetrator's state of mind (for example, purposeful or blameless) and the strong …

Although the definition of criminal behavior is fraught with controversy, with single acts
“criminalized” or “decriminalized” according to time and place, and as such being observed …

Cocaine dependence often co-occurs with Cluster B personality disorders. Since both
disorders are characterized by emotion regulation deficits, we predicted that cocaine …

BackgroundDespite methodological differences between studies, it has been suggested that
psychopathy may be associated with a ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) deficit and …

BACKGROUND: Neurobiology of psychopathy is important for our understanding of current
neuropsychiatric questions. Despite a growing interest in biological research in …

Purpose Current knowledge suggests that the psychopathy construct is multifaceted in
nature, and reflects different underlying pathological mechanisms, including neurobiological …

BackgroundA growing body of neuropsychological and neurobiological research shows a
relationship between functioning of the prefrontal cortex and criminal and violent behaviour …

Background: Recent findings demonstrate that patients with schizophrenia are worse at
learning to predict rewards than losses, suggesting that motivational context modulates …

Background Patients with psychosis spectrum disorders exhibit deficits in social and
neurocognition, as well as hallmark abnormalities in motivation and reward processing …

The present study examined the association between psychopathic traits and functional
connectivity in 177 incarcerated male adolescents. We hypothesized that psychopathic …