Scientists have found differences between the brains of criminals and ordinary people

People who steal all their lives, lie and mock others, have a smaller brain, reports Air force with reference to the researchers. This was confirmed by the results of MRI of 45-year-old criminals who showed a tendency to antisocial actions since childhood.

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It turned out that the surface area of ​​their cerebral cortex is smaller and thinner than that of ordinary people. And this is likely the result of criminal behavior.

However, other factors cannot be ruled out: heredity, drug use, low IQ or mental disorders of criminals.

Researchers scanned the brains of nearly 700 volunteers who were observed from birth.

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They were divided into three groups of persons who:

• rarely committed crimes;
• did it when they were teenagers;
• behaved this way throughout life.

Scientists found that 80 members of the latter group, which included those who committed violent crimes throughout their lives, had significant brain structural differences.

Research Results Published in a Scientific Journal Lancet Psychiatry, confirmed that people who offended others all their lives had neuropsychiatric differences with the topic, who did not do antisocial acts.

Teenagers who behaved antisocially from childhood and could at any time end up behind bars, in adulthood had problems with mental and physical health - even disability.

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Study author Christina Karlis, from University College London, said: "Structural differences in their brains prevent them from developing the social skills that promote psychological well-being and discourage antisocial behavior."

Project co-author Professor Essie Viding explained that these people should not be “demonized”, but perceived as those who “need help and compassion.”

Dr. Greim Furchild of Bath University also emphasized the importance of the study.

However, scientists do not yet have a clear answer to the question: did these structural changes occur in the brains of criminals at an early age and led to antisocial behavior throughout their lives, or are they the result of drug use, alcohol, smoking and unhealthy diet.

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