Abstract
This chapter considers two systems that are fundamental to human behavior: learning and the allocation of attention. We review the evidence to suggest that there may be deficits in these systems in a subset of children with antisocial behavior problems—those with high levels of callous-unemotional traits—and explore how altered function of these systems might contribute to the development of immoral behavior.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The moral brain |
| Subtitle of host publication | a multidisciplinary perspective |
| Editors | Jean Decety, Thalia Wheatley |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge |
| Publisher | The MIT Press |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 253-264 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780262327589 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780262028714 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Social neuroscience |
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Moul, C., Hawes, D., & Dadds, M. (2015). The moral brain: psychopathology. In J. Decety, & T. Wheatley (Eds.), The moral brain: a multidisciplinary perspective (pp. 253-264). (Social neuroscience). Cambridge: The MIT Press.