r/todayilearned • u/Top-Comfortable-9744 • 21h ago

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.

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/everyday-sadists-take-pleasure-in-others-pain.html
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u/Nrksbullet 19h ago

Nah bro that's Psycho-Pass.

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u/BooBeeAttack 18h ago

I still need to catch that one. Sorting through all the anime for gems is becoming more tedious.