ArticleCurrent behavioral neuroscience reports2017
Neural Correlates of Aggressive Behavior in Real Time: a Review of fMRI Studies of Laboratory Reactive Aggression.
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- Dissociation of behavioral and neural responses to provocation during reactive aggression in healthy adults with high versus low externalization.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Associations between social behaviors and experiences with neural correlates of implicit emotion regulation in middle childhood.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewAggressive behavior has adaptive value in many natural environments; however, it places substantial burden and costs on human society. For this reason, there has long been interest in understanding the neurobiological basis of aggression. This interest, and the flourishing of neuroimaging research in general, has spurred the development of a large and growing scientific literature on the topic. As a result, a neural circuit model of aggressive behavior has emerged that implicates interconnected brain regions that are involved in emotional reactivity, emotion regulation, and cognitive control. RECENT
findingsRecently, behavioral paradigms that simulate provocative interactions have been adapted to neuroimaging protocols, providing an opportunity to directly probe the involvement of neural circuits in an aggressive interaction. Here we review neuroimaging studies of simulated aggressive interactions in research volunteers. We focus on studies that use a well-validated laboratory paradigm for reactive physical aggression and examine the neural correlates of provocation, retaliation, and evaluating punishment of an opponent. SUMMARY: Overall, the studies reviewed support the involvement of neural circuits that support emotional reactivity, emotion regulation, and cognitive control in aggressive behavior. Based on a synthesis of this literature, future research directions are discussed.
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