A Systematic Literature Review of Neuroimaging of Psychopathic Traits.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Core psychopathy is characterized by grandiosity, callousness, manipulativeness, and lack of remorse, empathy, and guilt. It is often comorbid with conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Psychopathy is present in forensic as well as prison and general populations. In recent years, an increasing amount of neuroimaging studies has been conducted in order to elucidate the obscure neurobiological etiology of psychopathy. The studies have yielded heterogenous results, and no consensus has been reached.

Aims

This study systematically reviewed and qualitatively summarized functional and structural neuroimaging studies conducted on individuals with psychopathic traits. Furthermore, this study aimed to evaluate whether the findings from different MR

SUBMITTER: Johanson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7016047 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature