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EPISODE · Oct 18, 2019 · 23 MIN

Violence and the Brain

from This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg · host Dr. Phil Stieg

Mass shootings, bullying and retaliation, and other acts of violence -- why did the human brain evolve to be so aggressive? Dr. Heather Berlin, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine, talks about the genetics of violence, the "mean girl" phenomenon, and why some psychopaths end up in jail while others land in the corner office.

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