What are some surprising factors that have been used as defenses for murder?

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Robert Sapolsky's lecture series offers an in-depth exploration of various topics, including the intersection of biology and behavior. The series is accessible online, with additional lectures on subjects like Depression and Religion available through a simple search. Many participants express excitement about the opportunity to engage with Sapolsky's work, highlighting the value of his teaching and the privilege of auditing the course. Key discussions include the surprising connections between physiological factors—such as menstruation, brain tumors, junk food, and anabolic steroids—and their implications for behavior, including their use as defenses in murder cases. Sapolsky's insights into cerebral circulation and the role of vasoconstriction are also noted, emphasizing the complexity of the relationship between biology and human actions.
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I just audited this lecture series. It was a pleasure and a privilege to be able to do so. The two missing lectures from this series, Depression and Religion, are also on the web you just have to search for them.

I've wanted study at Stanford for over thirty years and now the University along with Prof. Sapolsky has made that possible for me as well as for anyone else willing to invest the time and effort.

It was definitely worth the wait!
 
I listened to the TTC course by him on this subject. Very well done. I look forward to watching these.
 
Fascinating indeed.
 
Nice!

In the introduction Sapolsky mentions that menstruation, brain tumors, junk food and anabolic steroids have each been used as a defense for murder.

They all decrease cerebral circulation as well. 'Increasing cerebral artery tone' refers to* the muscles responsible for vasoconstriction, right?

*http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16794020
 

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