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TL;DR: In this article, a load theory of attention in which distractor rejection depends on the level and type of load involved in current processing was tested, and it was shown that whereas high perceptual load reduces distractor interference, working memory load or dual-task coordination load increases distractor interferences.

TL;DR: The remarkably high heritability for CU, and for AB children with CU, suggests that molecular genetic research on antisocial behaviour should focus on the CU core of psychopathy, and raises questions for public policy on interventions for antissocial behaviour.

TL;DR: A review of studies investigating the neurobiological and genetic factors associated with childhood maltreatment and adversity indicates an association between early adversity and atypical development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis stress response, which can predispose to psychiatric vulnerability in adulthood.

TL;DR: Using functional MRI, the authors evaluated differences in neural response to emotional stimuli between boys with conduct problems and elevated levels of callous-unemotional traits and comparison boys, suggesting that the neural substrates of emotional impairment associated withcallous- unemotional antisocial behavior are already present in childhood.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the affective/information processing correlates of psychopathic tendencies and ASD are quite different, whereas ASD is characterised by difficulties in knowing what other people think.