The brain of an only child is different from the brain of those with siblings

According to the study published in Brain Imaging and Behavior magazine, neurologists claim that the brains of people who are only children in the family do not develop as the brains of those with siblings.

By comparing the results of brain scans of the only children in the family and those with siblings, the researchers found that there was a difference in brain mass between the brains.

He is the only child and the one who has siblings has a difference in the amount of gray matter in the brain.

To find out how that affects the future, scientists invite 303 students to participate in the study, half of which has a brother or sister and the other half is an only child in the family. All students participating in the study had to take intelligence tests, creative thinking and personality traits as well as magnetic resonance imaging.

Although there is no clear difference in intelligence in both groups, the way of thinking in people who are only one child is often more flexible. However, they appear less friendly. Brain magnetic resonance imaging shows that in people who are the only children in the family, there is an increase in the amount of wrinkles in the area of ​​the lobe , responsible for cognition and language processing. In other areas, especially in the prefrontal cortex, associated with emotional regulation, the amount of wrinkles is reduced.

Researchers currently cannot say what specific causes of these differences. However, they believe that the only children in the family are often cared for and cared for by their parents and this affects their creativity . The fact that a child is a little bit friendly can also be because they have less interaction with social groups, mainly perform individual activities and always get excessive attention from other family members. .