Effects ASPD has on the Brain
The frontal lobe, the area of the brain that governs judgment and planning, appears to be different in people with antisocial personality disorder.
Some researchers have found changes in the volume of brain structures that mediate violent behavior.
People with this kind of brain function may thus have more difficulty restraining their impulses, which may account for the tendency toward more aggressive behavior. Neurobiologists cannot say with certainty that these variations in brain structure are a cause of antisocial personality.
The variations could easily be the result of life experiences that are more common in people with this personality disorder rather than a cause.
Some researchers have found changes in the volume of brain structures that mediate violent behavior.
People with this kind of brain function may thus have more difficulty restraining their impulses, which may account for the tendency toward more aggressive behavior. Neurobiologists cannot say with certainty that these variations in brain structure are a cause of antisocial personality.
The variations could easily be the result of life experiences that are more common in people with this personality disorder rather than a cause.