AAP News Vol. 15 No. 6 June 1999, p. 18
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Carla Kemp

The headline screams: "Teen-ager shoots 11-year-old after dispute over shoes."

We shake our heads in disbelief. How can a child commit such a horrible crime and then show no remorse?

The answer, according to Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., can be found in the human brain. The part of the teen-ager's brain that would have allowed him to feel connected to other human beings simply did not develop, according to Dr. Perry, who spoke at a plenary session at the Academy's Spring Session in Chicago.