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"""The Psychopath Inside is a deeply compelling personal story of an eminent scien-tist's discovery of his own psychopathy. Jim Fallon confesses the sins of his biology and in doing so receives the absolution of being human. I couldn't put it down."" -- ""Paul J. Zak, PhD, author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity"" ""Absorbing, insightful, and quirky."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""An intriguing look into the dark side of the brain...Few people understand the brain as well as Dr. Fallon, and can write about it in such a fun and engaging way. A fascinating read."" -- ""Eli Roth, film director and producter"" ""As comprehensive as it is compelling, essential reading for understanding the genetic and neuroscience underpinnings of psychopathy."" -- ""M. E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath"" ""Fallon lets us inside his mind as he takes us on a deftly woven journey, breaking down every convention of psychopathic behavior."" -- ""Simon Mirren, former executive producer of Criminal Minds"" ""His surprising final diagnosis could broaden the way we see normality."" -- ""Nature"" ""Thought-provoking...[Fallon's] perspective on psychopathy pushes us to consider the important roles of nature and nurture, and the fine line between adaptive and mal-adaptive personality traits."" -- ""John F. Edens, PhD, professor of psychology, Texas A&M University"""

His surprising final diagnosis could broaden the way we see normality. -- Nature Fallon lets us inside his mind as he takes us on a deftly woven journey, breaking down every convention of psychopathic behavior. -- Simon Mirren, former executive producer of Criminal Minds Thought-provoking...[Fallon's] perspective on psychopathy pushes us to consider the important roles of nature and nurture, and the fine line between adaptive and mal-adaptive personality traits. -- John F. Edens, PhD, professor of psychology, Texas A&M University An intriguing look into the dark side of the brain...Few people understand the brain as well as Dr. Fallon, and can write about it in such a fun and engaging way. A fascinating read. -- Eli Roth, film director and producter As comprehensive as it is compelling, essential reading for understanding the genetic and neuroscience underpinnings of psychopathy. -- M. E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath The Psychopath Inside is a deeply compelling personal story of an eminent scien-tist's discovery of his own psychopathy. Jim Fallon confesses the sins of his biology and in doing so receives the absolution of being human. I couldn't put it down. -- Paul J. Zak, PhD, author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity Absorbing, insightful, and quirky. -- Kirkus Reviews

Fallon lets us inside his mind as he takes us on a deftly woven journey, breaking down every convention of psychopathic behavior. -- Simon Mirren, former executive producer of Criminal Minds Thought-provoking...[Fallon's] perspective on psychopathy pushes us to consider the important roles of nature and nurture, and the fine line between adaptive and mal-adaptive personality traits. -- John F. Edens, PhD, professor of psychology, Texas A&M University An intriguing look into the dark side of the brain...Few people understand the brain as well as Dr. Fallon, and can write about it in such a fun and engaging way. A fascinating read. -- Eli Roth, film director and producter As comprehensive as it is compelling, essential reading for understanding the genetic and neuroscience underpinnings of psychopathy. -- M. E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath The Psychopath Inside is a deeply compelling personal story of an eminent scien-tist's discovery of his own psychopathy. Jim Fallon confesses the sins of his biology and in doing so receives the absolution of being human. I couldn't put it down. -- Paul J. Zak, PhD, author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity Absorbing, insightful, and quirky. -- Kirkus Reviews His surprising final diagnosis could broaden the way we see normality. -- Nature

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James Fallon is an award-winning neuroscientist and the Sloan, Fulbright, and National Institutes of Health Scholar at the University of California, Irvine. His start-up company, NeuroRepair, was voted the top new biotech firm of the year and has engineered major breakthroughs in stem-cell research. He has been married for forty-two years and has three children. Walter Dixon is a broadcast media veteran of more than twenty years' experience with a background in theater and performing arts and voice work for commercials. After a career in public radio, he is now a full-time narrator with more than fifty audiobooks recorded in genres ranging from religion and politics to children's stories.

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