neural and hormonal gpt

Question 1

limbic system ( neural)

Answer 1

• group of brain structures that control emotions and motivation

papez 1937 and mcalean 1957 showed key parts of system

inc, amygdala, hippocampus

Question 2

amygdala

Answer 2

• helps evaluate situation, and decide how to response,
• if stimulates, animals become aggresive
• if removed, aggression disappears

kluver and bucy found that when a dominant monkey had its amygdala destroyed it lost its position in social group

Question 3

hippocampus

Answer 3

• helps form long term memories
• if animal remembers past attack, may act aggresily
• if hippocampus is damaged, brain struggles to recognise threats= may lead to innapropiate aggression

Boccardi = found that violent offenders often have impaired hippocampus’s

Question 4

serotonin

Answer 4

-chemical in brain, helps control emotions , keeps aggression in check by calming amygdala
- serotonin = low , aggression = high

mann = found that when men took drugs that reduced serotonin, aggression increased ( same effect wasn’t found In woman )

Question 5

hormonal. ( test)

Answer 5

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