by Benson Agoha | Cambridge Research
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| * ‘Map’ of teenage brain provides strong evidence of link between serious antisocial behaviour and brain development, say Cambridge study. ( Credit: via Cambridge Research.) |
If your teenage child is seriously misbehaving, something may be wrong with their brain development, according to a new report by Cambridge Research.
The claim derived from a new report published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, says the brains of teenagers with serious antisocial behaviour problems differ significantly in structure to those of their peers.
The new research led by the University of Cambridge and the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in Italy, provides the clearest evidence to date that children behaviour stem from changes in their brain development in early life.
The researchers used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) methods to look at the brain structure of male adolescents and young adults who had been diagnosed with conduct disorder – persistent behavioural problems including aggressive and destructive behaviour, lying and stealing, and for older children, weapon use or staying out all night and concluded that there is ample evidence to link teenage antisocial behaviour with brain development.
According to Dr Luca Passamonti from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, Conduct disorder is a complex behavioural disorder, so we would expect the changes to be more complex in nature and to potentially involve other brain regions.
He said “There’s evidence already of differences in the brains of individuals with serious behavioural problems, but this is often simplistic and only focused on regions such as the amygdala, which we know is important for emotional behaviour,” adding “But conduct disorder is a complex behavioural disorder, so likewise we would expect the changes to be more complex in nature and to potentially involve other brain regions.”
Read the full report in [ Cambridge Research here ].
The claim derived from a new report published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, says the brains of teenagers with serious antisocial behaviour problems differ significantly in structure to those of their peers.
The new research led by the University of Cambridge and the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in Italy, provides the clearest evidence to date that children behaviour stem from changes in their brain development in early life.
The researchers used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) methods to look at the brain structure of male adolescents and young adults who had been diagnosed with conduct disorder – persistent behavioural problems including aggressive and destructive behaviour, lying and stealing, and for older children, weapon use or staying out all night and concluded that there is ample evidence to link teenage antisocial behaviour with brain development.
According to Dr Luca Passamonti from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, Conduct disorder is a complex behavioural disorder, so we would expect the changes to be more complex in nature and to potentially involve other brain regions.
He said “There’s evidence already of differences in the brains of individuals with serious behavioural problems, but this is often simplistic and only focused on regions such as the amygdala, which we know is important for emotional behaviour,” adding “But conduct disorder is a complex behavioural disorder, so likewise we would expect the changes to be more complex in nature and to potentially involve other brain regions.”
Read the full report in [ Cambridge Research here ].
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