Glucose consumption decreases impulsive aggression in response to provocation in aggressive individuals

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1023-1028

  Denson, Thomas F ^a   von Hippel, William ^b   Kemp, Richard I ^a   Teo, Lydia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aggressive personality; Executive control; Glucose

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956615571     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.05.023     Document Type: Article

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