The psychopath inside : a neuroscientist's personal journey into the dark side of the brain
Fallon, James H.2013
Book
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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Author:
Imprint:
New York : Current, 2013.
Collation:
viii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-236) and index.
Contents:
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?
ISBN:
97816172301589781591846000 (hardback)1591846005 (hardback)
Dewey class:
616.8582
LC class:
RC555
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
21194
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Health | HEALTH 616.8582 FALL | Available |