Brain Wiring Link to Paedophilia

Scans have shown that paedophilia may be the result of faulty connections in the brain. researchers used sophisticated MRI scans to compare the brains of paedophiles and non-sexual criminals. Paedophiles had significantly less of a substance called "white matter", responsible for wiring the different parts of the brain together. The study, by the the Center for Addition and Mental Health in Toronto, appears in the Journal of Psychiatry Research. The study follows work by Yale University which uncovered the differences in the thought patterns of paedophiles.