Are psychopaths 'evil' and untreatable, or do they suffer from a form of mental
illness comparable to schizophrenia? Do they have free will? Do we? In this at o
nce terrifying and exhilarating account, neuroscientist Kent Kiehl guides us thr
ough the dark world of a psychopath's mind, a disconnected place where emotion i
s dead and guilt is absent. Drawing on groundbreaking research, including person
ality surveys and brain imaging scans of thousands of criminals, Kiehl pinpoints
the biological machinery of psychopathy and offers a radical new perspective on
identifying and treating the psychopaths in our midst.
