How Science Is Helping Us Understand Paedophilia

How Science Is Helping Us Understand Paedophilia


There is no good or pleasant way to broach the subject of paedophilia. But while we find the subject abhorrent, scientists are working hard to try and understand what happens in the minds of those who are attracted to children.

In this video, Dr James Cantor talks about what brain research is telling us about the minds of paedophiles, and how those findings could be put to use in the future. The subject may be rather frightful, but his findings are nonetheless fascinating. [YouTube]


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