An investigator is reviewing the case of a repeat offender, Leo, who frequently engages in unprovoked physical aggression and shows no emotional response or remorse when shown images of his victims' distressed faces.
Describe how amygdala dysfunction could be used to explain Leo's criminal and anti-social behaviour.
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