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Molestation You Can See

Wed, 2008-05-07 15:22 — Single Entendre

Apparently, you can scan a brain and see the after effects of molestation. (In this context, specifically, visible differences in the scanned brains of suiciders who had been abused, versus those who had not.)

Whoa.

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Tue, 2008-05-13 16:34 — anotherminorpawn

what about...

... studied the brains of 18 men who committed suicide and who were also abused or neglected as children, and compared them to 12 men who also died suddenly but from other causes, and who were not abused, although some had various psychiatric problems such as anxiety disorders.

What about abused men who didn't commit suicide or non-abused men who committed suicide?

Thu, 2008-05-08 12:23 — LeesaLogic

Is that a PET scan of a dead brain?

I didn't know that could be done. Isn't the color variations due to activity in the brain?

Regardless, the article is very interesting. I'd like to see what else they come up with.

Wed, 2008-05-07 17:14 — SoundAndFury

I just assume that if you

I just assume that if you know what to look for and where you can pretty much figure out nearly everything about a person w/ brain scans since, barring belief in magic, it's pretty much the entirety of who we are right?

Thu, 2008-05-08 12:26 — LeesaLogic

Yes and no! According to

Yes and no! According to this article, RNA plays a role in detecting this stuff, and that's in all the cells so it's not completely brain-centric.

Very interesting theories here.