Neuroanatomical correlates of psychopathy identified

Ute Habel is co-author of a new publication on the neuroanatomical correlates of psychopathy, which was recently published in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.

The study examined structural MRI data from 39 male patients with psychopathy and identified a variety of volume reductions. This study is the result of close collaboration between Forschungszentrum Jülich, RWTH Aachen University (together in the JARA-BRAIUN cooperation), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Georg August University Göttingen, and the University of Pennsylvania, using the Julich Brain Atlas and EBRAINS.

The study is an important contribution to understanding neuropsychobiological correlates of aggression, which are the focus of this SFB.

Link: Peter Pieperhoff, Lena Hofhansel, Frank Schneider, Jürgen Müller, Katrin Amunts, Sabrina Weber-Papen, Carmen Weidler, Benjamin Clemens, Adrian Raine & Ute Habel  Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-025-02028-6