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Abstract
Development
Distinct signs have been associated with a wide range of neurodevelopmental disorders and warning signs of neural developmental problems have also been observed in pedophiles. Continuing this line of research, several neuroimaging studies have found neural alterations in this disorder.
ConclusionsPedophilia has been related to distinct indicators of neurodevelopmental alterations such as low intelligence quotient, left-handedness and smaller stature, among others. In addition, pedophiles show several neural alterations and a predominantly subcortical pattern of cerebral activation to sexual stimuli. The results of these studies suggest that the origin of pedophilia may partly lie in brain alterations due to problems during neural development, although these alterations do not absolve these persons of responsibility for their actions.
Keywords:
Neuropsychiatry
Pedophilia
Etiology
Neurodevelopment
Neuroimaging
Resumen
Desarrollo
Diferentes señales se han asociado a una amplia serie de trastornos del neurodesarrollo, señales indicadoras de problemas en el desarrollo neural que se observan también en pedófilos. Actualmente, siguiendo esta línea de investigación, diferentes estudios de neuroimagen han hallado alteraciones neurales en este trastorno.
ConclusionesLa pedofilia se ha relacionado con diferentes indicadores de alteraciones del neurodesarrollo, como un bajo cociente intelectual, una mayor preferencia manual izquierda y menor talla física, entre otros. Además, los pedófilos muestran diferentes alteraciones neurales y presentan un patrón de activación cerebral predominantemente subcortical ante estímulos sexuales. Los resultados de estos estudios parecen mostrar que el origen de la pedofilia se puede encontrar, en parte, en alteraciones cerebrales debidas a problemas durante el neurodesarrollo, aunque estas alteraciones no libran a estas personas de ser responsables de sus actos.
Palabras clave:
Neuropsiquiatría
Pedofilia
Etiología
Neurodesarrollo
Neuroimagen
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