Scientists comment on their work's distortion

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Just when England exploded in riots, a press release announced that scientists had discovered that concentrations of a certain neurotransmitter in the brain were related to a certain type of impulsive personality. That's when the trouble started, three Cardiff University psychologists write in the Guardian: "Let us be absolutely clear. Our research has almost nothing to say about rioting, and certainly can't be used to justify or excuse any type of behaviour."

September 1, 2011

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