On the website of McGill University Health Centre, i.e. one of the largest medical institutions in Canada, appeared an article in which the results of a scientific study carried out by its researchers are disclosed: «Even with today's technology, there still needs to be a male and a female to make a baby. But it's important that both parents welcome that child? Many studies have so far indicated the value of the mother, but few have clearly defined the importance of a father", it reads.
The research, published in the magazine “Cerebral Cortex”, in fact shows that the absence of the father during critical growth periods, leads to the deterioration of social and behavioral skills in adulthood. «Even if we used mice, the results are extremely relevant to humans", the senior author specified, the psychiatrist Gabriella Gobbi. «The behavioral deficits we observed are consistent with human studies of children raised without a father. These children have demonstrated that they have a increased risk of deviant behavior e, in particular, girls have been shown to be at risk of substance abuse". Read More