Neuroanatomical and Neurocognitive Differences Between the Executive Functions in Child Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review.

IF 2.8 3区医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Brain Sciences Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI:10.3390/brainsci15010038

Yaiza Ara-García, Manuel Martí-Vilar, Laura Badenes-Ribera, Francisco González-Sala

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Abstract

Background/objectives: Studies on executive functions in child sex offenders relate their findings to the presence of pedophilia, but they are not able to distinguish between paraphilia and abuse. It is therefore this lack of a distinction that leads us to complement the existing information. Thus, the purpose of this review is to find all available evidence on the neurocognitive and neuroanatomical differences in executive functions among pedophilic and non-pedophilic child sex offenders, and non-offender pedophiles.

Methods: The present review, in accordance with the PRISMA statement, ran a systematic search of three databases (Web of Science, Scopus and ProQuest). This search identified 5697 potential articles, but only 16 studies met all the inclusion criteria. Most of the studies were conducted in Europe, using a cross-sectional design with a convenience sample.

Results: The results showed alterations in frontal, temporal and parietal structures related to executive functions (e.g., response inhibition) in child sexual offenders, regardless of the presence of pedophilia.

Conclusions: In summary, there are differences in brain structure underlying executive functions related to child sexual abuse, but not to pedophilia as such.

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儿童性犯罪者执行功能的神经解剖学和神经认知差异：系统综述。

背景/目的：对儿童性犯罪者执行功能的研究将他们的发现与恋童癖的存在联系起来，但他们无法区分性反常和虐待。因此，正是由于缺乏区分，导致我们对现有信息进行补充。因此，本综述的目的是寻找有关恋童癖和非恋童癖儿童性犯罪者以及非恋童癖者在执行功能方面的神经认知和神经解剖学差异的所有现有证据。方法：本综述按照PRISMA声明，系统检索Web of Science、Scopus和ProQuest三个数据库。本检索确定了5697篇潜在文章，但只有16篇研究符合所有纳入标准。大多数研究是在欧洲进行的，采用了方便样本的横断面设计。结果：结果显示，与恋童癖无关，儿童性犯罪者的额叶、颞叶和顶叶结构与执行功能（如反应抑制）相关。结论：总的来说，与儿童性侵相关的执行功能的大脑结构存在差异，但与恋童癖无关。

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Brain Sciences Neuroscience-General Neuroscience

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4.80

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9.10%

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1472

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18.71 days

期刊介绍： Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes and short communications in the areas of cognitive neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, molecular and cellular neuroscience, neural engineering, neuroimaging, neurolinguistics, neuropathy, systems neuroscience, and theoretical and computational neuroscience. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material.