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Paedophiles may have less grey matter
12:51 20 August 2007
NewScientist.com news service
Roxanne Khamsi

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1 ... atter.html

Last Updated: Monday, 24 September 2007, 00:01 GMT 01:01 UK

Paedophiles' brains 'different'
MRI scans were used to spot differences
Scientists say distinct differences in the brain activity of paedophiles have been found using scanning technology.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7006628.stm

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Pedophilia

A pedophile is a person, most frequently a man, who focuses his sexual fantasies and behavior toward children. People who enjoy child pornography are pedophiles. Some pedophiles are sexually attracted only toward children and are not at all attracted toward adults. Pedophilia is usually a chronic condition. Main characteristics are:
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Pedophilia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pedophilia or pædophilia (see spelling differences) is a preferential or exclusive sexual attraction by adults to prepubescent youths. A person with this attraction is called a pedophile or paedophile.[1] The ICD-10 and DSM IV, which are standard medical diagnosis manuals, currently describe pedophilia as a paraphilia and mental disorder of adults or older youths, if it causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

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