#47 Meet the Neuroscientist Dissecting the Brains of Psychopaths!

Dr. Dean Haycock is a neuroscientist and author of Murderous Minds and Tyrannical Minds, two of the most compelling books ever written on psychopathy and the biology of evil.

From serial killers to world leaders, Dean has spent his career uncovering how the brains of psychopaths differ from the rest of us — and what that means for free will, justice, and the future of society.

Expect to learn what brain scans reveal about the minds of psychopaths, why fear and empathy circuits often go silent in their brains, how genetics and childhood environments combine to create violent personalities, why some psychopaths end up in prison while others rise to power, what separates a manipulative CEO from a serial killer, whether science can predict who will kill again, the moral dilemmas of using neuroscience in the courtroom, whether psychopaths truly have free will, and much more…

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:30 Understanding Psychopathy: Definitions and Controversies

06:30 Cultural Perspectives on Psychopathy

09:16 Psychopathy in Business and Leadership

12:21 The Nature of Psychopathy: Traits and Misconceptions

15:25 Psychopathy and Violence: Myths vs. Reality

18:22 Self-Awareness and Psychopathy

20:55 Gender Differences in Psychopathy

24:15 Neuroscience of Psychopathy: Brain Function and Emotion

39:24 Understanding Psychopathy and Its Biological Basis

42:46 The Role of Genetics and Environment in Psychopathy

45:35 Brain Imaging and Predicting Psychopathic Traits

48:44 Neuroethics and the Future of Brain Scanning

51:15 Dopamine, Serotonin, and Psychopathic Behaviour

54:34 Gene-Environment Interactions in Behaviour

56:56 The Complexity of Genes and Behaviour

01:00:33 The Influence of Genetics on Political Ideology

01:03:54 Consciousness and Its Biological Underpinnings

01:07:04 Psychopathy and Romantic Relationships

01:10:31 Dissociative Identity Disorder and Psychopathy

01:12:15 Exploring Dissociative Identity Disorder

01:13:52 Legal Implications of Psychological Disorders

01:16:13 Understanding Psychopathy and Responsibility

01:17:33 Ethical Culpability and Biological Predispositions

01:20:10 Sentencing and Biological Considerations

01:23:32 Case Study: The Teacher with a Tumor

01:28:18 The Complexity of Free Will

01:30:20 Learning from Criminal Behavior

01:34:20 The Importance of Understanding History

01:36:07 Future Research Directions in Psychopathology

📚 RECOMMENDED READING

Murderous Minds: https://amzn.to/4mnWgG5

Tyrannical Minds: Psychological Profiling, Narcissism, and Dictatorship: https://amzn.to/4ogPBPI

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