Assertion: physical punishment | /r/Causes | a reduction of grey matter
Facets:
value: in brain areas
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Preliminary results from neuroimaging studies suggest that physical punishment involving the use of objects causes a reduction of grey matter in brain areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. as well as certain alterations to brain regions which secrete or are sensitive to the neurotransmitter dopamine, linked with a risk of drug and alcohol abuse.