Blame the Amygdala
Blame the Amygdala
Jack Pemment
Brain Stains, Killers, and Psychopaths I use this platform to share blog posts and stories as audio files. My posts are typically a mix of social observation from a psychological perspective, and a range of stories. My stories are typically dark humor, but I also like to explore mental health themes.
Larry the Boxer – Part One
I have decided to personally narrate this story and hope you enjoy it. This is the first part of my story, Larry the Boxer, a heavyweight on a quest to defeat a dragon. His companion on this journey, is a talking squirrel, Lord Cyril Templemead, and along the way he a fights bees, pike, a bear, and helps a colony of spiders build a block of flats.  I'm a huge boxing fan, and I have included in this story a number of references to the boxing world. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/larry-the-boxer-part-one/
Jun 28, 2021
22 min
Hope - A short story
"She smells so clean. Her body is so lean. With the right blade all of that should slip straight off." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/hope/
Apr 9, 2021
7 min
Asylum Stories: Pop another synapse, Joe!
“Pop another synapse, Joe!” was the rallying cry, and all of us, the blue coats, the red coats, the green coats, and the orange coats would wait for the yellow coat to locate the precise region on the tube to make an incision, before pushing in the connector tube and linking it to the correct tube over before the juice could leak. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/asylum-stories-pop-another-synapse-joe/
Apr 9, 2021
2 min
Asylum Stories: Sometimes Words Escape Me
“Can you remember Count Dracula?” he continued, trying to lead me to the right word. “I don’t remember him,” I replied, honestly. “I mean, I didn’t see him anywhere.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/asylum-stories-sometimes-words-escape-me/
Apr 9, 2021
2 min
The Impossible Chess Game
A short story I wrote under the banner of "Asylum Stories". This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/the-impossible-chess-game/
Apr 7, 2021
6 min
Ebony
A short horror story. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/ebony/
Apr 7, 2021
5 min
What’s in a name? The fickleness of sociopathy: Ideas, the suspension of the conscience, and why psychopathy is completely different
"If we explore perhaps the most antisocial of behaviors, taking the life of another, sociopathy as a study of the ideas that led up to the act adds to our wealth of knowledge of those with disorders or illnesses that can lead to murder." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/whats-in-a-name-the-fickleness-of-sociopathy-ideas-the-suspension-of-the-conscience-and-why-psychopathy-is-completely-different/
Apr 7, 2021
17 min
The Date
This is a short story I wrote about a guy, desperate to get out of a work outing and go on a date with his new lady love. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/the-date/
Apr 7, 2021
7 min
Manifesto: The relationship sociopaths have with themselves
"While the history sociopaths present might not be objectively accurate, or perhaps even stunningly ignorant, they see themselves ultimately as truthful and righteous, and no doubt want others to see them that way, too." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2018/03/25/manifesto-the-relationship-sociopaths-have-with-themselves/
Apr 7, 2021
19 min
Can anosognosia help explain some public acts of violence?
"Anosognosia involving an empathy deficit could have a profound impact on the person’s life and their choices. Before the onset of anosognosia and the empathy deficit, the person might feel that certain behaviors are wrong, such as assault and violence; with empathy, these behaviors can be understood as deeply destructive, and function to prevent one engaging in them. The onset of anosognosia and an empathy deficit could lead to a person transitioning from feeling that a certain behavior is bad, to amoral or even good behavior." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://blametheamygdala.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/can-anosognosia-help-explain-some-public-acts-of-violence/
Apr 7, 2021
10 min
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