People like James Fallon

James H. "Jim" Fallon (born October 18, 1947) is an American neuroscientist. He is professor of psychiatry and human behavior and emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology in the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research interests include adult stem cells, chemical neuroanatomy and circuitry, higher brain functions, and brain imaging.

Fallon, who himself states that he has the neurological and genetic correlates of psychopathy, has categorized himself as a "pro-social psychopath". In October 2013 his book, The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain, was released by Current (acquired by Penguin).

James Fallon was born to an Italian American family. He also has English and Irish ancestry as a descendant of New York colonial settlers the Cornell family. He discusses his ancestry, and the many murders that have occurred in that family line, in a monologue of his own genetics and family history which has been broadcast on National Public Radio.