Aggression
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Childrens with aggressive problems (disruptive behavior disorders) show reduced activity in the ACC[1]. ventral mPFC might be involved in affective processes associated with compassion to the suffering opponent[2].
Measuring Aggression
- Subjects were provoked by increasingly aversive stimuli and were given the opportunity to respond aggressively against their opponent by administering a stimulus as retaliation[3].
References
- ↑ Gavita, O. A., Capris, D., Bolno, J., & David, D. (2012). Anterior cingulate cortex findings in child disruptive behavior disorders.: A meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17(6), 507–513.
- ↑ Evidence for a different role of the ventral and dorsal medial prefrontal cortex for social reactive aggression: An interactive fMRI study, 2007
- ↑ Evidence for a different role of the ventral and dorsal medial prefrontal cortex for social reactive aggression: An interactive fMRI study, 2007