I want to learn more about how the human brain functions so I

>>17476766

if you cant figure it out on your own you wont figure out how to use the knowledge to manipulate people

>>17476797
I would just go psychology, but apparently that whole field is a joke academia-wise. I'd like some information from people who have actually gone through these programs.

any basic anatomy you can read up on
naked ape by Desmond Morris
meditations on violence by Rory Miller
emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman

nothing on how to be persuasive, sorry.
still working on that myself.

educate yourself about neurolinguistic programming, micro expressions and basic psychology