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Inside the narcissistic brain: fMRI research sheds light on the narcissist's struggle with empathy

Many people have narcissistic traits to some degree, for example, confidence in one's own superiority, a sense of entitlement and a desire to be the center of attention. However, some people have notably higher levels of narcissistic traits than others, and the neural basis of so-called "grandiose n...

Inside the narcissistic brain: fMRI research sheds light on the narcissist's struggle with empathy
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Many people have narcissistic traits to some degree, for example, confidence in one's own superiority, a sense of entitlement and a desire to be the center of attention. However, some people have notably higher levels of narcissistic traits than others, and the neural basis of so-called "grandiose narcissism" has rarely been studied in socially complex situations.

Originally published at Phys.org

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