Oh how could I have forgotten! And all those brain images explain where behavior originates, right? Thanks for setting the record straight Jim.
Joan jwarm...@oakton.edu > But Joan, what do we mere psychologists know? It is the neuroscientists > now who are the real experts on human behavior. > > Take care > Jim > > Jim Clark > Professor & Chair of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 4L41A > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joan Warmbold [mailto:jwarm...@oakton.edu] > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:06 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Diagnosing pedophilia via fMRI > > Diagnosing when?? > > Of course the brains pedophiles are wired differently. Isn't this > analogous to the reality that children who are exposed to an extensive > amount of language and/or music will have a brain that is wired > differently compared to children who have not been exposed to either. > This is not due to organic "miswiring" and by no means a difference that > existed from the get-go. > > I expect the public to be unaware of the crucial nature of our brain's > plastic response to early experiences but not those of us in the field of > psychology. > > Joan > Joan Warmbold Boggs > jwarm...@oakton.edu > >> Some Tipsters who cover the value (and limits) of fMRI might be >> interested in a recent article that suggests that pedophilia may be >> the result of a "miswired" brain. >> >> "A new study says pedophilesââ¬â¢ brains are wired differently than >> most >> adultsââ¬â¢Ã¢â¬âand that means they could be diagnosed and treated >> before >> theyââ¬â¢re able to abuse." >> >> http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/23/study-finds-pedophile >> s-brains-wired-to-find-children-attractive.html >> >> Of course, the article doesn't mention what that "treatment" might >> consist of. >> >> The less sensational original article can be found here: >> >> http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/10/5/20140200.full >> >> -Don. >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: jwarm...@oakton.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d >> 0d&n=T&l=tips&o=36887 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-36887-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d@fsulist.frostburg.e >> du >> > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=36888 > or send a blank email to > leave-36888-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: jwarm...@oakton.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=36889 > or send a blank email to > leave-36889-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=36890 or send a blank email to leave-36890-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
