AGGRESSION

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What role does the amygdala have?
plays a role in how environmental threats are processed
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What happens in the amygdala is damaged?
information is misinterpreted leading to increased aggression
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What role does the hypothalamus have?
is responsible for the regulation of the autonomic nervous system, which regulates responses to emotional circumstances
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What happens if the hypothalamus is damaged?
they'll be an inappropriate aggressive response to a perceived threat
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what is serotonin?
a neurotransmitter
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What happens in the amygdala is damaged?

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information is misinterpreted leading to increased aggression

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What role does the hypothalamus have?

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What happens if the hypothalamus is damaged?

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what is serotonin?

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