Robert Sapolsky

Hello, I'm Jad Abumrad. And I'm Robert Krulwich. This is Radiolab. This hour we're talking about diagnosis.

Hello, I'm Jad Abumrad. And I'm Robert Krulwich. This is Radiolab. This hour we're talking about diagnosis.

Hello, I'm Jad Abumrad. And I'm Robert Krulwich. This is Radiolab. This hour we're talking about diagnosis.

Yeah, because. Until now.

Yeah, because. Until now.

Yeah, because. Until now.

You're going to tell me I'm depressed just from looking at a picture of my brain? Yes.

You're going to tell me I'm depressed just from looking at a picture of my brain? Yes.

You're going to tell me I'm depressed just from looking at a picture of my brain? Yes.

I still don't believe you. What, just because he's got a Nobel Prize, I'm going to suddenly turn around? No, no, no, you're not. So let's do this step by step, okay?

I still don't believe you. What, just because he's got a Nobel Prize, I'm going to suddenly turn around? No, no, no, you're not. So let's do this step by step, okay?

I still don't believe you. What, just because he's got a Nobel Prize, I'm going to suddenly turn around? No, no, no, you're not. So let's do this step by step, okay?

Every time you see a face, same area? Yep. Hmm. But you haven't told me anything about emotions yet. That's true. So let's move on to step two.

Every time you see a face, same area? Yep. Hmm. But you haven't told me anything about emotions yet. That's true. So let's move on to step two.

Every time you see a face, same area? Yep. Hmm. But you haven't told me anything about emotions yet. That's true. So let's move on to step two.

Absolutely. You mean to tell me that they're going to put people in machines and just go, boop, OCD, boop, schizophrenic.

Absolutely. You mean to tell me that they're going to put people in machines and just go, boop, OCD, boop, schizophrenic.

Absolutely. You mean to tell me that they're going to put people in machines and just go, boop, OCD, boop, schizophrenic.

So that's all that's happening here is now the mental doctor will say, I have a test. There's nothing in this that feels invasive to you? Well, obviously tunneling into the deep depths of your personhood.

So that's all that's happening here is now the mental doctor will say, I have a test. There's nothing in this that feels invasive to you? Well, obviously tunneling into the deep depths of your personhood.