The Psychopath Inside @ Mind Science

What makes a killer? Neuroscientist James Fallon has unique insight into the brains of psychopaths – one that surprised him, and provides us with a compelling demonstration of nature vs nurture… or is it nature and nurture?

James H. Fallon is an American neuroscientist. He 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. Fallon, who himself has the neurological and genetic correlates of psychopathy,[1] has been categorized as a “pro-social psychopath”, an assessment with which he concurs. In October 2013 his book, The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain.