Aggression - Neural And Hormonal Mechanisms In Aggression Flashcards
What is aggression?
A physical or non-physical behaviour that is threatening or causes harm to other people or objects.
What is the limbic system?
Made up of the hypothalamus amygdala and hippocampus to work together to produce aggression.
What is the role of the amygdala in aggression?
Decides whether an event in the environment is good or bad, the amygdala helps the hypothalamus to detect danger by determining the emotional meaning of events in the environment.
What is the role of the hippocampus in aggression?
Access his memories to decide whether an event is threatening. Campus sent information about elephant memories via a nerve impulse to the amygdala. An event is perceived as dangerous sends nerve impulses to the hypothalamus causing it to produce aggressive behaviour.
What is the role of the prefrontal cortex in aggression?
Stop aggression inappropriate situations it does this by sending causing them to generate fewer nerve impulses stopping the amygdala from sending nerve impulses to the hypothalamus preventing aggressive behaviour.
What is the role of serotonin in aggression?
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that reduces aggression inhibits neurons in the amygdala so it reduces nerve impulses sent to the hypothalamus.
What is the role of testosterone in aggression?
A hormone that increases our tendency to be aggressive.
