Can Neuroscience help us eradicate psychopathy? | Octavio Choi | TEDxPortlandStateUniversity

Dr. Choi digs into the psychopaths brain, literally. He examines how their brain reacts and thinks compared to an average brain, hoping that we do our part to guide the psychopaths to a better life. Dr. Choi is an assistant professor in the public psychiatry division of Oregon Health & Science University, and director of the Forensic Evaluation Service at the Oregon State Hospital. He graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor of science in a self-designed major of computational neuroscience. He received his medical and doctorate degrees under the federally funded Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California, San Diego. His doctorate in neurosciences was awarded for work on the molecular mechanisms of visual system development in the lab of Dennis

[ProjektLament]

It's clear this person hasn't be targeted by a psychopath. A psychopath can have all their basic needs met, can have people who love them and rationally present them reasons to be kind and loving, and still seek enjoyment by exploiting and destroying others. No, the only hope is genetic and brain manipulation. Only very few and borderline psychopaths would willingly seek behavioral cures. They see us as diseased and they as the superior creature.

[ursulanonya]

The main issue I see is a diverse population unable to decide what is *fair*. A GREAT talk on neuroscience. Explained in a simple way that most of us can understand.

[jagonchichon]

Although he says that pychopathy is genetic, he points out that certain areas of the brain (empathy, a conscious) develop based on feedback and input from our surroundings so how is it purely genetic? Our socialisation clearly impacts this

[margaretcampbell]

This is important however I still believe that very severe abuse can cause psychopathy. Great to hear a
Psychiatrist speak, they have so much to offer

[onewomanslife]

BRAVO. A very impressive and accurate talk. Thank you, Dr. Choi.

[scrubmaestro]

We could implement the brain-stimulating empathy procedures as an alternative to whatever punishments psychopaths would otherwise be receiving if they committed a crime.

[legendarymayormarylikestur]

Such a relief to have a video to share which makes sense!

[grnttylr]

A psychopath would ask can neuroscience help us remove human weakness?

[corystephenson]

But if most psychopaths came from normal, secure homes as you stated they would have had their basic needs met. And yet they are still violent. So how would meeting needs be an effective solution to their violence?

[redrealruby]

im a psychopath and i can tell you the problem with me is how i view the human body when i look at other people i can have social interaction with i only see monsters/weird creatures, i dont mean monsters internally i mean in appearance btw i see dark circles below people's eyes and mine too.

[lifestylelines]

Excellent lecture, super interesting!

[brucebruno]

I think psychopathy can be dealt with through "Cosmic Ego"; which leads to the dissolution of the ego, turning the externalizing psychological energy of psychopathy inwards through meditative practices, and through making specific sounds; which are connected to emotions, and making those sounds with others while meditating; which connects the individual to others. I think Eastern philosophy has figured this out. The West went outward/extroversion to make order out of chaos and Cina in the East; which was surrounded by mountains and a wall went inward and had to connect with each other. They have a saying that "even if there is a 1% chance a person can be reached". Psychopathy makes up 1% of the population. They also take in children who have certain signs and help them to develop a relationship with the self; which psychopaths lack. We in the West should scientifically look at this and possibly integrate Eastern philosophy into our society if there is an answer there.

[paulharris]

Human desires are insatiable, for we are endowed by nature with the desire for evermore, and we are endowed by fortune with the ability to obtain little of what we desire. This creates an unending
discontent, and a wariness with what we possess. And so we curse the present, praise the past, and hope in the future, even though we do this with no reasonable motive...

[katieandnick]

Psychopaths don’t do mass shootings. They enjoy risk, but that’s a bit too far, even for them. Plus, there’d be no real reason for them to do one. They do not concern themselves with things outside their own lives. What reason would a psychopath have to do a mass shooting, and risk getting arrested or killed?

[titussteenhuisen]

What happened to the idea of serotonin mutation and CRISPR to change this mutation?

[Jindy]

Some excellent points, but if psychopaths are just as likely to come from normal functional backgrounds, I'm not sure his point about a kinder society reducing psychopathy is a rational conclusion.

[rollmeister]

My psychopathy is a gift. I will not accept cure.

[doilyhead]

My therapy would be to force a psychopath to think about what the world would be like if everyone were just like them.

[yodelingpickle]

Hurry up please, my brother is a psychopath and it's two more years until I can move away from the home he is not willing to move away from.

[redrealruby]

im a psychopath and i am almost in disbelief by how little is known about my condition to the world. however i have been abused (horribly) so i would not know whether im this way because ive been abused and that this is why i seem to have another type of psychopathy than psychopaths who have been documented.