Study Reveals Variances in Brains of Boys with Conduct Behavior Issues
April 6th, 2011
A new study reveals that two areas of the brain that are associated with emotion and empathy are smaller in teen boys with conduct behavior issues. “The disorder has a devastating impact on families and communities, and at the moment, we have few effective treatments,” said Dr. Andy Calder from the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. “Studies such as this are tremendously important in understanding the causes. Only when we are confident that we understand why this develops can we apply this knowledge to the further development and evaluation of treatments. “
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Haven’t we already known for years that the brains of boys this age ae different? Look at how goofy they act sometimes. They would have to be different to exhinit behavior like that!
A part of brain being smaller in a particular group doesn’t really mean that the members of the group have less of that ability. After all, women’s brains are physically smaller and lighter than men’s and we all know in no way does it mean that women are less intelligent than men.
teenage is when all the problems begin as far as the parents are concerned..and it is especially true for boys because they generally get into trouble more than the girls.and now that we have found out the precise reason for it I hope we shall soon have solutions to overcome this variance in teen boys as well.
So this means mental issues can actually alter the physical development of your brain?!Sounds like it could have long time after-effects!
This makes early diagnosis and treatment just soo much more important!
Hopefully this will give teachers and other educators as well as parents something to work with when trying to find and develop helpful behavioral solutions for these young men. We cannot allow them to remain distracted as they will never be able to live up to their full potential in this manner. This does not have to be somehting to hold them back for the rest of their lives, just something that is dealt with and hopefully overcome.
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
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