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Was #TheDarkKnight's Two-Face the product of brain injury? Harvey Dent was hospitalized after surviving the explosion and disfiguring burns that transformed him into the psychopathic villain, Two-Face. The background offers insight into the villain's psychological origins. (1/6) 
A monitor shows a computed tomography (CT) scan of Dent's head, which reveals contusions (blood) in both frontal lobes of the brain. Such contusions are common after traumatic brain injury, resulting from the brain striking the front of the skull during sudden deceleration. (2/6)
The frontal lobes support higher-order cognition, such as planning, emotional regulation, and impulse control. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), the frontal region most vulnerable to contusions, is important for moral judgement and emotional decision-making. (3/6)
