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Aggression Biological explanation.
Limbic system
Amygdala.
Attaches emotional significance to sensory information.
Hippocampus.
Hypothalamus.
regulates autonomic system.
Regulates response to emotional circumstances.
damage creates unreasonable response to emotional circumstances.
All implicated in reactive aggression.
Connects to Cingulate Gyrus.
Focuses attention on significant emotional events.
connection to prefrontal cortex.
Responsible for anticipation of reward.
Reactive aggression.
Response to a perceived threat.
Proactive aggression.
Response in anticipation of reward.
Neurotransmitters.
Seratonin inhibits firing of amygdala.
amygdala controls fear, anger and other emotional responses.
Low levels mean people cant control impulsive and aggressive behaviour.
cant anticipate risk, so impulsively engage in aggressive manners.
hormones.
male hormones implemented in aggression.
testosterone.
implicated in aggression
Peaks at puberty and declines at later age.
Evaluation of hormones.
rhesus mon