An only child is selfish than a man with brothers and sisters, but it is found by brain scan that it is creative

ByHC Photos

Researchers at the Southwest University of China studied 270 university students and investigated how the parts of the brain concerning creativity, synchrony and emotion control differed between one child and siblings. Then, brain morphological features and the like related to human mental function, behavior pattern, etc. are identifiedVoxel Based Morphometry(VBM)As a result of using the method called, both are involved in flexibilityTimetableAnd synchronizationPrefrontal cortexIt turned out that there was a difference in.

Only-child and non-only-child exhibit differences in creativity and agreeableness: evidence from behavioral and anatomical structural studies | Springer Link
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11682-016-9530-9

You're selfish because you are an only child? | IOL
http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/kids/youre-selfish-because-youre-an-only-child-9057898

Being an only child makes you more creative, but less agreeable
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/12/child-makes-creative-less-agreeable/

As a result of the survey, the grain has few gray matter in the part related to cooperativeness, researchers said that the structure of the brain regarding dependency / selfishness and socially unreasonable acts is strong I have concluded. For this reason, researchers believe that people with brothers and sisters earn a feeling that "the center of the world is not myself" as early as possible. "An only child without brothers and sisters does not have the opportunity to rehearse about the complex aspects of human relations in a safe environment, as well as developing psychosocial skills and support of the mind, compared to those with brothers and sisters There are not many opportunities for learning such as making a lot of work, "researchers said. From this, it is thought that those without brothers and sisters are less able to sympathize than those with brothers and sisters.

ByAudrey-Anne Godin

On the other hand, the gray matter of the part of the brain, which is thought to help one thinking new ideas and thinking out of the framework, was more than those who had brothers and sisters.

In published papers, "past one's child is quoting more parentive to expectation of parents, which has a big influence on creativity," which is quoted as "one's child himself 1 Many opportunities are involved in activities conducted by people, and this element of "autonomy" is strongly related to creative thinking ".

ByThomas Fleury

In addition, researchers believe that the family environment may play a major role in developing personal behavior and brain structure through this research.