AS Psychology - The Limbic System 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyAggressionASEdexcel Created by: PaisleySophieCreated on: 18-05-17 13:25 What three areas does the limbic system include? hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala 1 of 8 What is the role of the hippocampus? Turning STM into LTM 2 of 8 What is the role of the amygdala? Identifying threat and self-preservation 3 of 8 What is the role of the hypothalamus? Regulates our hunger, thirst and emotions 4 of 8 What did Andy and Velamati (1978) do/find? Stimulated the hypothalamus in cats and found it caused aggressive seizures 5 of 8 What did Downer (1961) do/find? He cut the optic nerve and removed the amygdala in monkeys and found if the monkeys saw humans and didnt have an amygdala, they were much calmer. 6 of 8 What did Hermanns et al (1993) do/find? He showed that the electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus leads to aggression 7 of 8 What did Swantje et al (2012) do/find? He found a negative correlation between the volume of the amygdala and self-reported lifetime aggression in humans 8 of 8
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