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Bullies May Enjoy Inflicting Pain

Brain scans show agressors feel reward watching others suffer

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 7, 2008 12:33 PM CST

(Newser) – Bullies appear to enjoy seeing other people in pain, Reuters reports. Researchers in Chicago took brain scans of two sample groups of teens while showing them videos of one person hurting another. When showed violence, one group of teens, who were diagnosed with aggressive-conduct disorder...   Read full story »

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