研究发现：打屁股会影响儿童的大脑发育（大量的研究发现,这一要素）

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研究发现：打屁股会影响儿童的大脑发育How spanking may affect brain development in children正文开始Spanking may affect a childs brain development in similar ways to more severe forms of violence, according to a new study led by Harvard researchers. The research, published recently in the journal Child Development, builds on existing studies that show heightened activity in certain regions of the brains of children who experience abuse in response to threat cues.

哈佛大学研究人员领头的一项新研究表明，打屁股对儿童大脑发育的影响，可能与更严重的暴力X待造成的后果类似这篇最近发表在《儿童发育》期刊上的这项研究建立在现有研究的基础上，这些研究发现，遭受X待的儿童在应对威胁时大脑的特定区域活动会增强。

The group found that children who had been spanked had a greater neural response in multiple regions of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). These areas of the brain respond to cues in the environment that tend to be consequential, such as a threat, and may affect decision-making and processing of situations.

研究团队发现，打屁股会增强儿童大脑前额叶皮层多个区域的神经反应大脑的这些区域会根据环境中的威胁等信号做出反应，并可能影响儿童的决策以及对局势的分析能力"We know that children whose families use corporal punishment are more likely to develop anxiety, depression, behavior problems, and other mental health problems, but many people dont think about spanking as a form of violence," said Katie A. McLaughlin, senior researcher on the study. "In this study, we wanted to examine whether there was an impact of spanking at a neurobiological level, in terms of how the brain is developing."。

该研究的高级研究员凯XX·A·麦克劳林表示：“我们知道，遭受体罚的孩子更容易出现焦虑、抑郁、行为问题和其他心理健康问题，但是许多人并不会把打屁股看作暴力行为在这项研究中，我们想从神经生物学的角度来研究打屁股是否对大脑发育有影响。

”According to the studys authors, corporal punishment has been linked to the development of mental health issues, anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, and substance use disorders. And recent studies show that approximately half of parents in US studies reported spanking their children in the past year and one-third in the past week. However, the relationship between spanking and brain activity has not previously been studied.

yao物使用滥用有关最近的研究显示，美国约半数父母报告称在过去一年打过孩子，三分之一称在过去一周打过孩子然而，还未有人研究过打屁股和大脑活动之间的关系。

McLaughlin and her colleagues analyzed data from a large study of children between the ages of three and 11. They focused on 147 children around ages 10 and 11 who had been spanked, excluding children who had also experienced more severe forms of violence.

麦克劳林和同事们分析了一项对3岁至11岁儿童大型研究的数据他们重点关注了147名被打过屁股的10岁到11岁儿童，但不包括曾遭受更严重暴力X待的儿童The findings are in line with similar research conducted on children who had experienced severe violence, suggesting that "while we might not conceptualize corporal punishment to be a form of violence, in terms of how a childs brain responds, its not all that different than abuse," said McLaughlin. "Its more a difference of degree than of type."。

麦克劳林表示，这些研究发现与一项针对遭受严重暴力儿童开展的类似研究结论相一致，表明“尽管我们不会将体罚视为暴力行为，但从儿童的大脑反应来看，体罚和暴力并没有太大区别更多的是程度上的差异，而非本质上的差异。

”Ultimately, added McLaughlin, "were hopeful that this finding may encourage families not to use this strategy, and that it may open peoples eyes to the potential negative consequences of corporal punishment in ways they havent thought of before."

最后，麦克劳林补充道：“我们希望这一发现可以鼓励家庭不要使用体罚策略，或许这一研究能以人们从未想过的方式让他们看到体罚的潜在负面影响”知米课堂：1. build on sth. 在…的基础上发展The research, published recently in the journal Child Development, builds on existing studies that show heightened activity in certain regions of the brains of children who experience abuse in response to threat cues.。

例句：This study builds on earlier work. 这项研究是在以往工作的基础上进行的2. be in line with… 与……一致The findings are in line with similar research conducted on children who had experienced severe violence.。

例句：Wage increases must be in line with inflation. 工资的增长必须与通货膨胀率一致3. open one’s eye to … （使人）长见识（或开眼界、认清事实）。

Ultimately, added McLaughlin, "were hopeful that this finding may encourage families not to use this strategy, and that it may open peoples eyes to the potential negative consequences of corporal punishment in ways they havent thought of before."

例句：Travelling really opens your eyes to other cultures. 旅行确实能使人开阔眼界，了解其他文化趣味拓展：研究过程每个孩子接受核磁共振成像扫描时，面前的电脑屏幕会播放演员做出的“恐惧”和“中立”表情。

扫描仪会在屏幕播放不同表情时捕获孩子的大脑活动，研究人员对这些大脑成像进行分析，以确定被打过屁股的孩子的大脑活动是否和没被打过屁股的孩子有所不同研究人员写道：“平均而言，在所有样本中，恐惧的脸引发的大脑多个区域的反应都比中立的脸要强烈……相比从未被打过屁股的孩子，那些被打过屁股的孩子看到恐惧的脸时大脑前额叶皮层多个区域产生的反应更大。

相比之下，被X待的孩子和被打屁股的孩子在看到恐惧的脸时，大脑任何区域的反应都没什么不同”今天的外刊自习就结束了，我们下期见~想要免费阅读最新的外刊资料，请关注【知米阅读】公种号欢迎在评论区，发表你的看法

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