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The Psychopath Inside
The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey Into the Dark Side of the Brain | James Fallon
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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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IndoorDame
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Neuroscience researcher comes across his own brain scan which is supposed to be part of the control group for one of his studies, notices major abnormalities, & begins a journey of self reflection. This is a combo professional & personal memoir & it included just enough hard neuroscience for me to learn something new & still basically be able to follow what he was saying, but I wasn‘t always on board with the conclusions he drew from the science.

julesG Sounds a bit like phrenology. 5mo
IndoorDame @julesG I never made the connection before, but you‘re right. The way we talk about reading brain scans and what traits are controlled by what areas of the brain today is very reminiscent of that language. 5mo
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• Starting chapter one. Sounds interesting •

#mind #brain #psych #neuroscience #nonfiction #psychology

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