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Fatherlessness and Anger

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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 Kids need dads, according to a neurobiological study published this month in the journal Cerebral Cortex. The absence of fathers during childhood may lead to impaired behavioral and social abilities, and brain defects, researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, found.

"This is the first time research findings have shown that paternal deprivation during development affects the neurobiology of the offspring," senior author Dr. Gabriella Gobbi told MUHC News.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/fatherlessness-harms-the-brain-neurobiologists-find-110571/

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