Agression- A03 (summaries)

Question 1

Neural & hormonal mechanisms

Answer 1

• the amygaldas role in aggression is backed up by research
• the role of the hippocampus in aggression is supported by MRI scans of hippocampus asymmetry
• the issue of cause & effect affects out understanding of the links between neural & hormonal mechanisms & aggression
• there is some support for the serotonin deficiency hypothesis to explain human & non human aggression
• however the role of testosterone in aggression has been challenged by studies failing to show a relationship between it & human aggression