Structural and Functional Brain Imaging in Borderline, Antisocial, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Abstract

The studies presented here represent the only neuroimaging work available in narcissistic individuals. As such, these findings need to be considered as a preliminary, albeit promising, starting point for the investigation of neurobiological processes in pathological narcissism. Nevertheless, both studies consistently suggest that abnormalities in the anterior insula represent an especially promising neural candidate for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) patients' impaired ability to mirror or emotionally respond to the observed emotional states of others. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)