Kent A. Kiehl is an American neuroscientist with research interests in cognitive neuroscience,
psychopathy
Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits. Different conceptions of psychopathy have bee ...
, interaction of neuroscience and law, and behavioral prediction. He is professor at the department of psychology,
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...
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Dr. Kiehl completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California-Davis and received his doctorate in 2000 from the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thr ...
under the tutelage of Drs. Robert Hare and Peter Liddle. Dr. Kiehl has published over 200 peer-review papers and has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Early Career Award from the Society for Psychophysiology.
Dr. Kiehl uses brain imaging techniques to investigate mental illnesses, in particular, criminal psychopathy, psychotic disorders (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, affective disorders), traumatic brain injury, substance abuse and paraphilias.
The laboratory Mind Research Network headed by Kiehl collected the world largest sample of
brain scan
Neuroimaging is the use of quantitative (computational) techniques to study the structure and function of the central nervous system, developed as an objective way of scientifically studying the healthy human brain in a non-invasive manner. Incr ...
s of incarcerated people using a mobile
MRI scanner
The physics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) concerns fundamental physical considerations of MRI techniques and technological aspects of MRI devices. MRI is a medical imaging technique mostly used in radiology and nuclear medicine in order ...
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They also started collecting brain scan of people in
contact sports
Contact sports are sports that emphasize or require physical contact between players. Some sports, such as mixed martial arts, are scored on impacting an opponent, while others, including rugby football, gridiron football and Australian rules foot ...
to study effect of contact sports on brain ("Brain Safe Project").
"UNM doctors study brains of Lobo athletes"
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Books
*2014: ''The Psychopath Whisperer: The science of those without conscience''
*2013: ''Handbook on Psychopathy and Law'' (co-edited with Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong)
References
External links
*http://www.psychopathwhisperer.com/ - Dr. Kiehl's website for reviewing research in psychopathy
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American neuroscientists
University of California, Davis alumni