In conclusion to all these studies being performed over decades, the main priority was to figure out the etiology of psychopathology whether it lie in the genetic mutations or in previous childhood memories, all the psychology researchers wanted to be able to prevent the traits of a psychopath. ... A few, like Blair and Patrick, have referred their studies to focusing solely on the genetics of psychopathic personality. ... It is therefore suggested that amygdala dysfunction is one of the core neural systems implicated in the pathology of psychopathy (Patrick, 1994; Blair et al, 1999). ... By...

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