New study links psychopathy to frontal lobe dysfunction

The people at Goldman Sachs are clearly psychopathic. An underlying cause for psychopathic behaviour? 27/04/2010 12:44 GMT - Elsevier - New study links psychopathy to frontal lobe dysfunction Psychopaths are known to be characterized by callousness, diminished capacity for remorse, and lack of empathy. However, the exact cause of these personality traits is an area of scientific debate.  The results of a new study, reported in the May 2010 issue of Elsevier's Cortex (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex), show striking similarities between the mental impairments observed in psychopaths and those seen in patients with frontal lobe damage. Read full article, notes for editors, see attachments http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=74585&CultureCode=en