Her Amygdala Made Her Do It... by out2theblack

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Her Amygdala Made Her Do It...

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http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2010/07/ledoux-amydaloids-crime-of-passio
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“A crime of passion has got you, locked in that dirty old cell, A crime of passion has got you, lost in a living hell.”

"...So why did I write a song called “Crime of Passion”? If you’ve been reading these Dispatches, you know that I am very interested in how brains respond automatically (unconsciously) in certain emotionally provoking situations. Over the years, this rep has gotten around, and I’ve been contacted from time to time by people seeking help in legal cases involving murder, in particular prisoners on death row looking for a angle that might give them the basis of new hearing. The hope is that I might provide information that would buttress the argument for shifting the blame from the defendant to his brain, especially his amygdala..."

http://www.amazon.com/Theory-My-Mind-Dig-Amygdaloids/dp/B003O9HZZW/ref
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