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The psychopath inside : a neuroscientist's personal journey into the dark side of the brain  Cover Image Book Book

The psychopath inside : a neuroscientist's personal journey into the dark side of the brain / James Fallon.

Fallon, James H. (Author).

Summary:

A compelling career memoir by an award-winning neuroscientist describes how while studying his own family's brain scans for research he made the disturbing discovery that his own reflected a pattern he recognized from those in the brains of serial killers, a finding that offered new insights into the role of biology in behavior.

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  • ISBN: 9781591846000
  • Physical Description: viii, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Current, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-236) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is a psychopath? -- Evil brewing -- The brain of a killer -- Bloodlines -- A third leg to stand on -- Going public -- Love and other abstractions -- A party in my brain -- Can you change a psychopath? -- Why do psychopaths exist?
Subject: Fallon, James H.
Neurosciences > Research.
Psychopaths.
Brain > Physiology.
Neuropsychology.
Antisocial personality disorders.
Serial murderers.
Empathy.

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