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Soon, MRI scans and IQ tests to nab paedophiles?

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Press Trust of India Washington

Experts believe they can identify paedophilia through MRI and IQ tests and just like clinical depression or bipolar disorder it can be treated and maybe one day cured.

Five studies have concentrated on abnormalities detected in paedophiles' brains, with results discerning irregularities in the frontal lobe to observing paedophiles brain activity when they see images of naked children, the Daily Beast reported.

Sex offenders appear to have significantly less white matter-a substance that connects different parts of the brain

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First Published: Oct 21 2012 | 3:45 PM IST

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