A neuroscientist examines his brain and discovers that it was a psychopath
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Of neuroscientist James Fallon said, psychopath (psychopaths) was looking for a pattern of the structure of the brain, they found what that it is the owner of the brain of a psychopath. After that, he published the results of his research on the relationship between psychopathies and criminality, using himself as a research material.
The Neuroscientist Who Discovered He Was a Psychopath | Science | Smithsonian Magazine
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As part of a research program at the University of California, Irvine , neuroscientist Fallon said that real people have a 'normal brain,' 'a brain of a schizophrenic patient with a continuous murderer,' 'a depressed patient,' and 'others.' I was working on thousands of PET (positron emission tomography ) scans of the brain, such as 'Mental Illness'.
Fallon, who was also studying Alzheimer's disease at the same time, showed low activity in areas with frontal and temporal lobes related to empathy, morals and self-control from family and relative brain scans. Discovered one brain scan with structural features. It is not revealed who the brain scan basically belongs to, but when Mr. Fallon investigated the owner of the brain from the code written in the brain scan, it turned out that it was his own brain. He inspected the equipment for abnormalities, but said that there were no abnormalities in the PET scanning equipment.
'Psychopath' is described in the dictionary as 'a person who is psychopathic (a person who deviates from the normal personality that the person or society suffers because of his personality)' and is empathetic. It is said to be a congenital personality disorder associated with lowness, lack of self-control, and boldness.
Usually, when scientists themselves find themselves psychopathic, most people are afraid of criticism and keep it secret, but Fallon said in TED that he was a ' murderer,' including himself being a psychopath. He gives a speech entitled 'The Quest for the Spirit ' and publishes an NPR interview and a book entitled 'Inside the Psychopaths ' to publish all of his research results.
'I have never killed or raped anyone,' said Fallon, who is happy to marry and has a family. 'The frontal and temporal lobe brain areas identify psychopathies and lead to murderous behavior. Thinking that the hypothesis of 'affecting ' was wrong, he underwent a series of genetic tests on his brain. But unfortunately he got all the high-risk alleles such as 'aggressive', 'violent' and 'low empathy'.
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Based on these results and neurological and behavioral studies, Fallon is classified as a psychopath, but not all people with psychopathic brains commit crimes. Fallon is currently with a psychopathic brain because he is non-violent, stable, and successful as a scientist, and does not appear in the formal diagnostic program of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness. He points out that the definition of psychopathies is too broad.
Born after several miscarriages, Fallon was deeply loved by his parents and at the same time raised under strict discipline. In addition to 'genetic factors ,' he states that ' environmental factors ' play a major role, especially the consequences of childhood behavior.
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In addition, he mentioned ' free will ' as the third factor, and Mr. Fallon said, 'After I was found to be psychopathic, I consciously read the emotions of others and made efforts to change my behavior and behavior. 'I think I can prove by showing myself that all the psychopathies are not the same. I don't want to hit anyone. I have a positive personality. Sometimes turns into aggression, but this aggression is my will to win the debate. '
The work of this neuroscientist James Fallon has been translated and is on sale. At the time of writing the article, the price of Amazon is 3024 yen.
Amazon.co.jp: Psychopath Inside-A Journey to the Brain Mystery of a Neuroscientist: James Fallon, Jinsuke Kageyama: Book
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