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Sociopathy, evolution, and the brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Ernest S. Barratt
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0443. ernest.barratt@utmb.edu
Russell Gardner Jr
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0443.

Abstract

We propose that Mealey's model is limited in its description of sociopathy because it does not provide an adequate role for the main organ mediating genes and behavior, namely, the brain. Further, on the basis of our research, we question the view of sociopaths as a homogeneous group.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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