03 August 2009

I've got a really nice brain

Those boffins who do the clandestine laboratory experimentation, you know, the stuff you see in old Hammer films, have come up with a claim that brain scans can show up whether you've got a psychopath brain or an ordinary brain. At least that's what the boffins are saying in the Times. Psychopath brain, ordinary brain: how d'you know that then?

Dr Craig, one of the boffins, said "...the results were interesting because of the function of the two brain regions connected by the UF (uncinate fasciculus). The amygdala is involved in emotional responses such as fear, disgust and pleasure, while the OFC (orbitofrontal cortex) is involved in higher decision-making." That's some clever-sounding stuff doc with some pretty fancy words. But down to the business question again: how d'you know that then?

And Professor Murphy, another boffin, said "...the findings offered the most compelling evidence yet that altered brain anatomy might be involved in psychopathy." One more time, how d'you know that then?

Psychopathy is reported as being "...a disorder in which people struggle to control their impulses, and behave manipulatively, aggressively, dishonestly or exploitatively towards others. They rarely show remorse for their actions." What about looking in a mirror boffs?

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