The Man With No Emotions

An excerpt of BBC's The Brain: A Secret History Part 2 of 3: Emotions.

I was shocked to find out there is a person out there who literally feels no emotions. He says the only thing that keeps him from being a psychopath is his memory of not being one in the first place.

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Education

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• emotions
• bbc
• documentary
• psychology
• neurology
• science

[eldwargo]

2:15 i have the same door

[urb3stm8]

I wonder how drugs like ecstasy would affect him?

[qRaynep]

@Rachamacha Mind = blown.

[LichQueenKathie]

@immortalis666aenigma The debate is not whether serial killers have emotions or not. Psychopaths, who Dave was referring to, suffer from lower emotional functioning than normal people (because the part of their brain that controls emotions is naturally diminished).

Not all serial killers are psychopaths, some serial killers were suffering from severe delusions. What motivates a killer to kill is quite mysterious as a topic in psychology.

[demoanachica]

didnt he just become a normal man after the surgery .... its unique when a man actually cares what a woman needs

[mx780]

dexter

[AlexanderIsaacConan]

He's like the tranquil off of Dragon Age.

[einstinebrain]

No emotion is nether funny nor serious

[immortalis666aenigma]

I have homicidal thoughts but I also have emotions. So, I think some serial killers have emotions.

[mdg23x]

I can relate to how Dave feels. It is difficult going through life like this. I hope one day things can change for me and Dave.