Neurological Correlates

A Neuroscience Tabloid of Dysfunctional Behavior – Mostly Psychopaths, Narcissists, Obesity and Addiction

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Fritzl Update (via Postcards from the ID)

November 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Jeremiah Dwyer, a forensic psychologist from Postcards from the ID has a new post: Fritzl Update – Some Excerpts from His Evaluation . As a criminal forensic psychologist who evaluates “evil” people, Jeremiah weighs in on the Fritzl psych eval. Definitely worth a read, and click on his previous Fritzl posts (linked in the latest post). [...]

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Tags: Authoritarianism · Behavior · Brain anatomy · Conditions or Diagnosis · Hate · Lying and cheating · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Nature vs. nurture · Personality disorder · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Punishment · Science blogging · Seven deadly sins · White Matter

Economist sez “I knew it was coming, but I didn’t want to be laughed at”: Self interest, the stock market and free advice to regulators.

November 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

This post is about behavioral economics, and self-interest. If you want to know why the elite academicians didn’t sound the warning for the financial crash, the unfortunately sur-named Professor Shiller tells all in the NYT (to paraphrase): “We were afraid the other economists wouldn’t like us, and would kick us out of the elite economist [...]

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Behavior · Corruption · Lawsuit · Lying and cheating · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Neuro Financial Doc Review · Neuropolitics · New York Times · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Punishment · Seven deadly sins