Posted by linkadge on November 24, 2004, at 12:30:55
In reply to Re: Frontal Lobe Tumor causes Pedophilia in a Man » lostforwards, posted by lostforwards on November 24, 2004, at 10:58:39
There are also some reports that suggest that pedophilia may be caused by imballences in the release of oxytocin.
The hormone oxytocin, is invoved in the natural bonding between a parent and a child. In animals if receptors for oxytocin are blocked, a parent will competely disregard the presence of its young.
If oxytocin is injected into the brains of animals without offspring, the animal will start nurturing and caring for the young of other animals.
There were some trials of a oxytocin antagonist for use in persons with pedophellia tendencies with some sucess.
Would a sound scientific/neural basis for some our most shunned offendor's behavior be of any consolation to future courtroom sentencing?
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