Paedophiles have a
differently-wired brain as it could be a biological problem some are born with,
new research has claimed adding that a potential offender can be identified
through MRI scans.
Experts believe they can
identify paedophilia through MRI and IQ tests and just like clinical depression
or bipolar disorder it can be treated and maybe one day cured. Five studies
have concentrated on abnormalities detected in paedophiles' brains, with
results discerning irregularities in the frontal lobe to observing paedophiles
brain activity when they see images of naked children, the Daily Beast
reported.
Sex offenders appear to have
significantly less white matter - a substance that connects different parts of
the brain - than those who are paedophiles, according to research by James
Cantor, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Cantor
is working with new types of magnetic resonance imaging scans known as
diffusion tensor imaging to get a better sense of what he calls "the
literal cross-wiring of the brain" commonly found in paedophiles. He
believes that a lack of connection between brain's parts could mean that
paedophiles struggle to differentiate between sexual objects.
Cantor's research found that the
sexual predators generally have lower IQs and are disproportionately
left-handed compared to the overall population. However, not everyone is
convinced that stopping paedophilia is as simple as taking a pill or reading an
MRI., Thomas Plante, a psychology professor at California's Santa Clara University
who has done extensive research on child abuse within the Catholic Church
argues that treating paedophilia is particularly difficult.
Times of India
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