Misconduct By Boys Linked to Brain Structure Differences – MyHealthNewsDaily

The size of two regions of the brain are smaller in antisocial teenage boys who have conduct disorder problems than in teenage boys without any behavior problems, a new study finds.
The brain differences found in the boys being studied were present regardless of what age the boys were when they developed the disorder, according to the study.
The findings challenge the view that conduct disorder is simply a result of imitating disobedient peers. Instead they suggest a neurological basis for extreme…

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