# Exploring the mind of a killer

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Jim Fallon
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_fallon_exploring_the_mind_of_a_killer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic analysis that may uncover the rotten wiring in the nature (and nurture) of murderers. In a too-strange-for-fiction twist, he shares a fascinating family history that makes his work chillingly personal.

## Lectures

1. [Exploring the mind of a killer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jim_fallon_exploring_the_mind_of_a_killer/4670e604edf0), 7 min (TED's player)