Aggression - Nature Vs Nurture

Question 1

Amygdala

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Answer 1

Interprets messages from the Thalamus as dangerous or not
Produces ‘fight or flight’
Whitman case - Killed family and 12 others, had violent impulses and was found to have a tumour on his Amygdala
Egger & Flynn (1963) - Cat ignores rat in its cage // when Amygdala is stimulated it immediately kills the rat

Question 2

Pre-frontal Cortex

Answer 2

Inhibits messages from the Amygdala