#647 James Fallon: Psychopathy, Personality Disorders, Brain Scans, and the Nature-Nurture Debate
RECORDED ON APRIL 8th 2022.
Dr. James Fallon is professor of psychiatry and human behavior and emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology in the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research interests include adult stem cells, chemical neuroanatomy and circuitry, higher brain functions, and brain imaging. He is the author of The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain.
In this episode, we talk about psychopathy. We get into what it is, how it is diagnosed, its genetics and neuroscience, and environmental factors. We talk about the nature-nurture debate, and if it is possible to change a psychopath. We discuss if it is possible to predict behavior from brain scans, and if behavior is determined. Finally, we talk about the evolution of psychopathy.
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Intro
What is psychopathy?
The classification of psychiatric disorders
The genetics and neuroscience of psychopathy
Environmental factors, and the nature-nurture debate
Is it possible to change a psychopath?
Is it possible to predict behavior from brain scans? Is behavior determined?
The evolution of psychopathy. Is it adaptive?
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Faculty page: https://bit.ly/3qEWLR4
ResearchGate profile: https://bit.ly/3FU606o
The Psychopath Inside: https://amzn.to/3FM6BXB
Twitter handle: @jameshfallon