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Professor James Fallon studies brain scans of psychopaths

Jun 26, 20181 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 31
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Professor James Fallon of UC Irvine is a Neuroscientist who studies brain scans. He has made a specialty out of studying the brains of psycopaths and serial killers and has been all over television and had a TED talk. Many people know him for discovering that his own brain scan resembled a psychopath.  We have a wide ranging conversation from language centers of the brain to empathy to his family history to George Carlin and more. 

James Fallon Livestream appearance on YouTube https://youtu.be/dC6_GiFzPos

The lecture mentioned in the episode:

Isaiah Berlin - Lecture on Joseph de Maistre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB2U9XXpHP4 

James' links:

Web: http://www.psychiatry.uci.edu/features/fallon-feature-11152013.asp or https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=2303 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameshfallon 

 

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