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  "id": 16676693,
  "title": "Inside the narcissistic brain: fMRI research sheds light on the narcissist's struggle with empathy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/inside-the-narcissistic-brain-fmri-research-sheds-light-on-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-narcissistic-brain-fmri-narcissist-struggle.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Many people have narcissistic traits to some degree, for example, confidence in one's own superiority, a sense of entitlement and a desire to be the center of attention. However, some people have notably higher levels of narcissistic traits than others, and the neural basis of so-called \"grandiose narcissism\" has rarely been studied in socially complex situations.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}