Tag: Joshua Buckholtz
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Nation & World
When brains overvalue immediate rewards
Study finds psychopaths aren’t inhuman, but have a particular kind of brain wiring dysfunction.
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Nation & World
A revised portrait of psychopaths
A study suggests that while psychopaths do feel regret, however, it doesn’t affect their choices.
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Nation & World
Pinpointing punishment
It’s a question most attorneys wish they could answer: How and why do judges and juries arrive at their decisions? The answer, according to Joshua Buckholtz, may lie in the…
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Nation & World
A fresh look at mental illness
In a paper published in Neuron, Joshua Buckholtz and co-author Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg identify a biological reason for why many mental disorders share similar symptoms, a situation that makes diagnosis challenging.