This is Fallon's account of coming to grips with this discovery and its implications, especially the fact that humans are evne more complex than we can imagine.
James Fallon is an award-winning neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine, where he has taught for thirty-five years. He lives in Irvine, CA.
"The Psychopath Inside is a deeply compelling personal story
of an eminent scien-tist's discovery of his own psychopathy. Jim
Fallon confesses the sins of his biology and in doing so receives
the absolution of being human. I couldn't put it down."
--PAUL J. ZAK, PhD, author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of
Love and Prosperity
"As comprehensive as it is compelling, essential reading for
understanding the genetic and neuroscience underpinnings of
psychopathy."
--M. E. THOMAS, author of Confessions of a Sociopath "Just
the word 'psychopath' is enough to grab anyone's attention and it
has inspired numerous TV shows and films for many decades. In
truth, I believe the word itself does little to wrap its arms
around the infinite behavioral traits psychopaths pos-sess, for
good and bad. Fallon lets us inside his mind as he takes us
on a deftly woven journey, breaking down every convention of
psychopathic behavior."
--SIMON MIRREN, former executive producer of Criminal Minds
"In a thought-provoking account of self-exploration, Fallon puts
himself 'under the microscope' in an attempt to make sense of how
his own biological and developmental history has shaped his life.
His perspective on psychopathy pushes us to consider the important
roles of nature and nurture, and the fine line between adaptive and
mal-adaptive personality traits."
--JOHN F. EDENS, PhD, professor of psychology, director of clinical
training, and Cornerstone Faculty Fellow, College of Liberal Arts,
Texas A&M University An intriguing look into the dark side of
the brain. A must-read for anyone curious about why our brains
think our darkest thoughts and how many of us go into states of
psychosis without even realizing it. Dr. Fallon's study of my own
brain helped me come to terms with my strangest ideas and why I
function the way I do. Few people understand the brain as well as
Dr. Fallon, and can write about it in such a fun and engaging way.
A fascinating read.
--ELI ROTH, writer, director, and producer "Absorbing, insightful
and quirky"
-Kirkus "His surprising final diagnosis could broaden the
way we see normality."
-Nature journal
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