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Old 02-06-2013, 09:44 AM   #1
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Killer Brains

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Neurologist discovers 'dark patch' inside brains of killers and rapists | Mail Online
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The dark mass at the front of the brain, he says, appears in all scans of people with records for criminal violence.

He says his researches have led him to believe that some criminals have a 'genetic predisposition' to violence.
He added: 'When you look at the brain scans of hardened criminals, there are almost always severe shortcomings in the lower forehead part of the brain.

'There are cases where someone becomes criminal as a result of a tumour or an injury in that area, and after an operation to remove the tumour, that person was completely normal again.
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Old 02-06-2013, 09:52 AM   #2
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wondering how long, until this becomes a scan done, when people are growing up .... and incarcerated automatically
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Old 02-06-2013, 10:01 AM   #3
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wondering how long, until this becomes a scan done, when people are growing up .... and incarcerated automatically
And on the opposite end, how long before the scans are done, research is done and maybe a treatment or cure is found...

The article mentions some various theories on what could cause this, and one was serotonin levels. There is already medication on the market to increase those levels.
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or targeted by drones.
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So, what happens if a zombie eats one of these brains?
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correlation does not imply causation
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So, what happens if a zombie eats one of these brains?
One less criminal!
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correlation does not imply causation
Sure it does*!











* Only when supportive of predetermined positions of those in positions of power or authority who would disregard countering evidence regardless.
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