Thursday 11 September | 9.55 p.m. - 10.15 p.m. | Middenschip Stevenskerk | Live podcast recording
When we think of psychopaths, we often think of the stereotypical violent criminals who ruthlessly eliminate everything and everyone in their path. But in our society, there are many “ordinary” people who score high on psychopathy. These are people who make decisions in a different way, with their brains working differently. Neuroscientist Josi Driessen explains exactly what a psychopath is, how she studies them and whether it is possible to “cure” psychopathy. Or are you stuck with it forever?
The language of this lecture is Dutch.
About the speaker
Josi Driessen is an assistant professor of neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology. Her research focuses on how people make choices and how they process social information. She is particularly interested in people who exhibit traits of psychopathy. Using behavioural tasks while scanning the brain and brain stimulation, she investigates how the brains of psychopaths work.
Infinite. Science festival on and around the Stevens' Skywalk
This programme is part of Infinite, the Radboud University science festival on, in and around the Stevenskerk in the centre of Nijmegen on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September 2025. Let yourself be carried away in a group to the Stevens' Skywalk and the Latijnse School and put together your own programme in the Stevenskerk before or after. Come along to great heights and be surprised.