Pedophilia Patients Are Found To Have Deficits In Brain Activation

Pedophilia, the sexual attraction of adults to children, is a significant public health concern and it does not respond well to treatment. Additionally, the brain mechanisms underlying pedophilia are not well understood. A new study being published in the September 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry is the first of its kind to use functional brain imaging to describe neural circuits contributing to pedophilia. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on September 25th, 2007