Attention to the eyes and fear-recognition deficits in child psychopathy
2006/08/31 by Mark R. Dadds, Yael Perry, David J. Hawes +5 · 34 citations
Psychology · #Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
paper · pdf · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.105.018150
Abstract
The ability to recognise fear is impaired in people with damage to the amygdala and, interestingly, in adult psychopathy. Here we confirm that deficits in recognising fear exist in children with psychopathic traits. We show for the first time that, as with patients with amygdala damage, this deficit can be temporarily corrected by simply asking them to focus on the eyes of other people. These data support models of psychopathy that emphasise specific dysfunction of the amygdala and suggest an innovative approach for intervening early in the development of psychopathy.
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