Neurobiology of Offensive Aggression

Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 387-392

  Koolhaas, J M ^a   de Boer, S F ^a   Buwalda, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Amygdala; Dopamine; Estradiol; Hypothalamus; Impulsivity; Periagueductal gray; Prefrontal cortex; Septum; Serotonin; Serotonin 1a receptor; Sexual behavior; Testosterone; Vasopressin; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017179792     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-045396-5.00086-5     Document Type: Chapter

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