'Dark patch' visible in brain scans of killers and rapists, neurologist claims

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When trauma effects the brain, it is called "Organic Disorder" and has a designation in the DSM.

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'Dark patch' visible in brain scans of killers and rapists, neurologist claims

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Can you spot evil in an X-ray?

You can, at least according to a German scientist who claims an "evil patch" is visible in brain scans of criminals.

Dr. Gerhard Roth, a neurologist and professor at the University of Bremen, told London's Daily Mail that he discovered a dark mass near the front of the brain in scans of people with criminal records.

"When you look at the brain scans of hardened criminals, there are almost always severe shortcomings in the lower forehead part of the brain," Roth said. "There are cases where someone becomes criminal as a result of a tumor or an injur

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Brain area 'where evil lurks' doesn't exist

Roth, however, denies finding such an evil spot. "The report initially released by the German ... newspaper BILD was based on deep misunderstandings of what I had said in an interview," Roth told LiveScience in an email.