Describe the neural circuit involved in defensive and predatory aggression in cats. What areas might be involved in human aggression?

What will be an ideal response?


Whether the individual becomes aggressive is not up to the hypothalamus alone; the amygdala is a central part of a circuit that detects and responds to threats. Stimulation of the amygdala has been reported to produce anger in humans, but only in aggressive patients, and lesioning of the amygdala improved "intractable aggression" in 33-100% of cases.

Psychology

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A person who does not have hallucinations and whose persecutory delusions are about experiences that could occur in real life would most likely be diagnosed with the delusional disorder known as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

If a common evolutionary heritage marks all human beings, then we should

expect (a) human behavior to be much more variable than that of other animals (b) fitness-enhancing cultural universals (c) no individual differences or group differences at all in human beings (d) people within a culture to be highly variable

Psychology

Shadowing is a cue to ______

a. linear perspective c. depth perception b. width perspective d. color perception

Psychology

Evidence of life-course-persistent delinquents is first evident:

a. at infancy b. in toddler years c. in early childhood d. in middle childhood

Psychology