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Dopamine Reward System in Psychopaths

Caption: Abnormalities in how the nucleus accumbens, highlighted here, processes dopamine have been found in individuals with psychopathic traits and may be linked to violent, criminal behavior.

Credit: Gregory R.Samanez-Larkin and Joshua W. Buckholtz

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