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June 16, 2009

Violent Pre-dispositions and Subliminal Messaging

Do the structure of some people's brains make them pre-disposed to violence? Will certain types of brain damage cause a person to be more dangerous? UC-Santa Barbara professor Michael Gazzaniga discusses these concepts and whether subtle messages from the outside can also make a person more likely to commit a violent act.

Credit: National Science Foundation and Discover Magazine


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