| The seeds of criminal and anti-social behavior can be found in children as young as three, scientists claim, the Daily Telegraph reported. |
据英国《每日电讯报》报道，科学家宣称，人们从3岁大的儿童身上就能发现犯罪和反社会行为的种子。 |
| Prof Adrian Raine, a British criminologist, argued that abnormal physical brain make-up could be a cause of criminality. His studies have shown that psychopaths and criminals have smaller areas of the brain such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, both of which regulate and control emotion and behavior. |
英国犯罪学家阿德里安·雷恩教授指出，非正常的脑部生理结构可能是犯罪的一种致因。他的研究显示，精神病患者和罪犯的大脑中扁桃形结构和前额皮质比较小，而这两个区域都是负责调控情绪和行为的。 |
| Dr. Nathalie Fontaine argued that children as young as four exhibited "callous unemotional traits" such as lack of guilt and empathy that could also suggest future bad behavior. |
纳塔莉·方丹博士认为，儿童在4岁那么小的年龄就显露出缺乏内疚感和同情心等“冷酷无情的特征”也可能意味着将来会有不良行为。 |
| Both experts said that identifying these issues earlier could be important in stopping children from becoming criminals. |
两位专家都表示，尽早明确这些问题对阻止儿童走向犯罪至关重要。
（China.org.cn） |
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