Abigail Marsh

Neuroscientist and Psychologist

Abigail Marsh is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at Georgetown University. She received her PhD in Social Psychology from Harvard University in 2004.

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She studied extreme psychopaths. Here’s what it taught her about human nature

Are humans naturally selfless? Psychologist Abigail Marsh is using studies on psychopathy and altruism to find out.

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