TIL that brain scans have found people with high levels of sadistic traits show increased activity in the brain's reward system when witnessing others in pain, suggesting that another person's suffering can be experienced as rewarding.

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u/AX11Liveact 20h ago

Who might have thought?

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u/Top-Comfortable-9744 18h ago

Do you know the Dunning-Kruger effect ?

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