Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain

Title: Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain
Author: James Blair
ISBN: 9780631233367
Publisher: *Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2005
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 216
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Publisher Description: Psychopaths continue to be demonised by the media and estimates suggest that a disturbing percentage of the population has psychopathic tendencies. This timely and controversial new book summarises what we already know about psychopathy and antisocial behavior and puts forward a new case for its cause - with far-reaching implications.

• Presents the scientific facts of psychopathy and antisocial behavior.
• Addresses key questions, such as: What is psychopathy? Are there psychopaths amongst us? What is wrong with psychopaths? Is psychopathy due to nature or nurture? And can we treat psychopaths?
• Reveals the authors' ground-breaking research into whether an underlying abnormality in brain development leaves psychopaths with an inability to feel emotion or fear.
• The resulting theory could lead to early diagnosis and revolutionize the way society, the media and the state both views and contends with the psychopaths in our midst.