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Brain’s failure to appreciate others may permit human atrocities

December 15, 2011 by

It may be that a person can become callous enough to commit human atrocities because of a failure in the part of the brain that's critical for social interaction. A new study suggests this function may disengage when people encounter others they consider disgusting.

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