BIO PSYCH- Brain structure and aggression
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- Brain Structure & Aggression
- Pre-frontal cortex
- involved in movement, expression, decision making
- DAMASIO : Reduced PFC functioning leads to heightened impulsivity
- PHINEAS GAGE
- Amygdala
- perceiving emotions, aggression responses
- KLUVER : Lesions to amygdala in monkeys lead to significant reductions in aggression
- CHARLES WHITMAN
- Hypothalamus
- governs psychological function, hormones and ability to read social situations
- HESS : Electric stimulation of the hypothalamus of cats caused aggression
- THE ANGRY LAWYER
- AO3
- Brain scans
- High reliability, internal validity
- Poor ecological validity
- Animal research
- Animal and human hypothalamus are similar enough to draw conclusions
- Animal and human aggression is different, Humans are civilized and less competitive
- Some studies only focus on highly violent criminals or niche groups. Non general
- I.E RAINE- NGRI
- Brain scans
- Pre-frontal cortex
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