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From the Ted Talk by Jim Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer

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So I've looked at about 70 of these. And what came up was a number of pieces of data. So we look at these sorts of things _____________, on the basis of genetics, and brain damage, and interaction with environment, and exactly how that machine works. So we're __________ in exactly where in the brain, and what's the most _________ part of the brain. So we've been looking at this: the ___________ of genes, what's called epigenetic effects, brain damage, and environment, and how these are tied together. And how you end up with a psychopath, and a killer, depends on exactly when the damage occurs. It's really a very _________ timed thing. You get different kinds of psychopaths.

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  1. interaction
  2. precisely
  3. important
  4. interested
  5. theoretically

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So I've looked at about 70 of these. And what came up was a number of pieces of data. So we look at these sorts of things theoretically, on the basis of genetics, and brain damage, and interaction with environment, and exactly how that machine works. So we're interested in exactly where in the brain, and what's the most important part of the brain. So we've been looking at this: the interaction of genes, what's called epigenetic effects, brain damage, and environment, and how these are tied together. And how you end up with a psychopath, and a killer, depends on exactly when the damage occurs. It's really a very precisely timed thing. You get different kinds of psychopaths.

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