The neuronal foundations of human violence;Bases neurales de la violencia humana

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1067-1075

  Moya Albiol, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggression; Brain; Cerebral lateralisation; Electrodermal activity; Frontal lobe; Heart rate; Neuroimaging; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEART RATE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3843078460     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3811.2004135     Document Type: Review

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