A recent study of incarcerated women found that those with pronounced psychopathic traits tended to hold their head more rigidly during a clinical interview. The study used an automated detection algorithm to assess head position and dynamics. The research was published in Personality and Individual Differences. Psychopathic traits are a specific cluster of personality characteristics that include a profound lack of empathy and remorse resulting in indifferent or callous attitudes towards others. Individuals with high levels of psychopathic traits tend to display shallow emotional responses and have difficulty forming genuine emotional attachments with others. They tend to be deceitful and manipulative, using charm or deceit to achieve their goals. A strong sense of egocentricity and a grandiose sense of self-worth are also common, making them overconfident and disdainful of others. Furthermore, individuals with pronounced psychopathic traits tend to be impulsive and thrill-seeking, showing poor behavior controls and a disregard for social norms and the law. These traits make such individuals a challenge in social and professional settings and pose risks for antisocial behavior. Scientists have …