Criminal Minds Are Different on Brain Scans

The brains of certain criminals aren't the same as those of the rest of the population, reveals recent neuroscience research. In a study of 21 people with antisocial personality disorder, the brain scans of antisocial people were compared with a control group of people without mental disorders, reports MSNBC. The research showed that people with antisocial personality disorder had an 18 percent reduction in volume in the brain's middle frontal gyrus, as well as a 9 percent reduction in volume in the orbital frontal gyrus. Both sections with decreased volume are in the brain's frontal lobe. Antisocial personality disorder is often present in many convicted criminals who break the law and have little regard for the rights of others.