Aggression and violence represent a significant public health concern and a clinical
challenge for the mental healthcare provider. A great deal has been revealed regarding the …

The amygdala is a key component in predominant neural circuitry models of psychopathy.
Yet, after two decades of neuroimaging research on psychopathy, the reproducibility of …

Background Reduced amygdala volume has been implicated in the development of severe
and persistent aggression and the development of psychopathic personality. With …

Introduction Scholars have established subcategories of aggressive behavior in order to
better understand this construct. Specifically, a classification based on motivational …

Introduction Core psychopathy is characterized by grandiosity, callousness,
manipulativeness, and lack of remorse, empathy, and guilt. It is often comorbid with conduct …

The involvement of the amygdala in aggression is supported by overwhelming evidence.
Frequently, however, the amygdala is studied as a whole, despite its complex internal …

Introduction. The amygdala is a brain structure involved in emotional regulation. Studies
have shown that larger amygdala volumes are associated with behavioral disorders …

Background Individuals with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) were previously found to
exhibit amygdala hyperactivation and relatively reduced orbital medial prefrontal cortex …

Neurobiological models propose reactive aggression as a failure in emotion regulation,
caused by an imbalance between prefrontal cortical control and excessive bottom-up …

Youth antisocial behavior (AB) is an important public health concern impacting perpetrators,
victims, and society. Functional neuroimaging is becoming a more common and useful …