Neural And Hormonal Explantions For Aggression

Question 0

Evidence that serotonin and dopamine are linked to aggression

Answer 0

Low levels of serotonin and high levels of dopamine

Question 1

What are neurotransmitters

Answer 1

Chemicals that allow impulses from the brain to be transported from one are to another

Question 2

Seronin

Answer 2

Serotonin thought to reduce aggression by inhibiting responses to emotional stimuli that might lead to an aggressive response e.g. Arguments
Low levels have be associated with increase susceptibility to impulse behaviour and even behaviour such a violent suicide.

Question 3

Evidence.

Answer 3

Man et al found that a drug that decreases serotonin levels was to increase hostility in men but not women

Question 4

Dopamine

Answer 4

Not as developed link as serotonin however link is there. E.g. Increased dopamine activity via the use of amphetamines had also been associated with increased aggressive behaviour.
Antipsychotics that reduce dopamine activity have been shown to reduce aggressive behaviour