Brain Archives

Survival of the Kindest

Could kindness be an evolutionary advantage? Dacher Keltner begins with Charles Darwin, and continues through the latest neuroscience research on the pleasures of giving, revealing that kindness is contagious! He also shares real-life, practical and scientifically...

Evolution of Irrationality

Over the past few years, the psychologist Laurie Santos has examined the roots of human irrationality by studying the way our primate relatives make decisions. Her experiments in “monkeynomics” have shown that monkeys make some of the same silly financial...

Vital Signs: Nature & Nurture of Passion

Why do you do what you do? Why get up in the morning…what drives you, motivates you, makes you feel alive? Or have you lost that sense of living a meaningful life? What can you do to rekindle the fires of a passionate existence?

Marketing and keywords: Psychopathic Killer – Googling yourself!

What makes a killer? UC Irvine neuroscientist Dr. 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? 400 people packed...

Fallon’s Personal Story with Psychopathy

Dr. Fallon: “My PET scan looks just like a psychopath’s.” His Wife: “It doesn’t surprise me…” What makes a killer? UC Irvine neuroscientist Dr. James Fallon has unique insight into the brains of psychopaths – one that...

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