Psychopathy: Children at risk respond differently to laughter
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By Ana Sandoiu
Children who display disruptive and unemotional behavior may feel less inclined to join in when everybody else is laughing.
For many of us, laughter is contagious. But new research suggests that for children who are at risk of becoming psychopaths in adulthood, this may not be the case.
A recent study published in the journal Current Biology examines how children at risk of psychopathy respond to laughter. The research was led by Essi Viding, a professor of developmental psychopathology at University College London in the United Kingdom.
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