Is it possible to change the behavior by modifying the structure of the brain
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Maybe callous people who are not capable of empathy, not to blame for what they are? Maybe the point is that they have a certain area of the brain is underdeveloped? Daniel Reisel, neurobiologist and researcher of the origin of human morality, in his speech at the TED It tells of an interesting experience with prisoners psychopaths, and how can I fix it behavior. It turns out that it is possible to literally grow that part of the brain that is responsible for the morale and the ability to perceive the feelings of others, and thus to correct the behavior.
Previously it was thought that the human brain ceases to produce new cells after a certain age. That is, until the child grows and develops, grows and develops his mind, and then it ends, and we have formed a system, is not capable of change. However, already in the 90s of the 20th century, scientists have proved that even in adulthood, under certain conditions, the brain can generate new cells. This means that, over time, at a certain work on a man still capable of change.
Daniel Reisel, neurobiologist and researcher of the origin of human morality, in his speech at the TED, tells of an interesting experience with prisoners psychopaths. Together with a group of scientists, he conducted research and trying to find a way to make sure that these prisoners actually reeducate and the number of relapses decreased to almost zero. During the research it was found that these people can not empathize. And this lack of empathy - a consequence not of bad parenting and underdevelopment... tonsils, which is precisely responsible for these feelings. That is, people have become so not because they brought the wrong, but because they simply do not understand how it is - to empathize. Of course, the problems of education also played a role, but the deciding factor turned out to be normal.
Example with psychopaths little frightening, but gives much food for thought about how you can affect their development and enhance the desired quality. It turns out that something like a neurobiological life hacking;)