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Low Brain Activity Predicts Rearrest

SMOOTH CRIMINALS

In convicted criminals, according to new study.

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A new study has confirmed what we’ve long known: smart criminals are more likely to get away with murder than the less brainy ones. Neuroscientists from the University of New Mexico scanned the brains of 96 soon-to-be-released male prisoners while they completed tasks on a computer that required them to...

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