Neural/hormonal mechanisms
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- Created on: 13-12-15 11:32
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- Neural and Hormonal
- Testosterone
- Men = testes women = adrenal glands (DHEA)
- Androgen hormone
- Peak in young, adult males
- More likely that a behaviour will be expressed
- Holism
- Beetman
- Castrated male rats
- Aggression reduced IF castrated before puberty
- Ethics
- Animal research
- Castrated male rats
- Dabbs
- Measured testosterone in 692 male prisoners
- Sex/violent crimes had higher testosterone
- Higher confrontation levels
- Gender bias
- Higher confrontation levels
- Sex/violent crimes had higher testosterone
- Measured testosterone in 692 male prisoners
- Pre-frontal cortex
- Regulates emotional responses driven by the amygdala
- Limbic system
- Damage results in impulsivity, immaturity and control loss
- Anderson
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- Regulates emotional responses driven by the amygdala
- Testosterone
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