Part 1: The discipline I find interesting is psychology and neuroscience. The specific area of study in this discipline is how psychologists’ study pure evil in humans. I identified a psychology professor at Penn State Abington named Dr. Russell Webster, one of his main areas of focus in his research is the idea of pure evil.
Part 2: Something I find most interesting about Dr. Webster’s area of research is learning about the possible differences in brain functions of some of history’s most notorious villains like Hitler or Mao Zedong, and history’s heroes like Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi. I would like to research if there is a difference between these two types of people’s brain functions. Learning about all the villains of the world throughout history in my many history classes, has caused me to question if their brain was different from everyone else's. I am specifically interested in this article because I have always been interested in answering the question I have posed to myself many times. If different parts of the human brain are more active in people who are life long killers and psychopaths, compared to people who practice philanthropy and altruism.
The details I have added are an improvement to my blog post before because in this revised post I don't simply state why I am most interested in this particular article. I explain further of what caught my attention. This will help me during my presentation when I can go more in depth, and tell the class about why I am very interested in this topic.
The details I have added are an improvement to my blog post before because in this revised post I don't simply state why I am most interested in this particular article. I explain further of what caught my attention. This will help me during my presentation when I can go more in depth, and tell the class about why I am very interested in this topic.
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