Hippocampus
Pre-Frontal Cortex • This is involved with transferring information
Within this area an important section is the pre-frontal area and damage from STM to LTM and could be involved with
to this area can lead to problems with decision making, regulating aggression and violence.
aggressive response and impulse control. • It may be that damage to this area of the brain
This can lead to aggressive outbursts as the person will make the wrong means that the person does not learn appropriate
decision about what is an appropriate response in different situations. responses to situations so is more likely to be
aggressive when challenged by others as
they don’t store the correct way to behave in
memory.
Amygdala
• This is one of the control centres in the brain for regulating instinctive
emotional response so damage could cause a person to be aggressive Hypothalamus
as their response becomes excessive.
• Hypothalamus regulates hormone production such
• Damage to the right amygdala leads to a greater deficit in decision as testosterone which is implicated in aggression.
making and appropriate social behaviour in men.
• Males naturally produce more testosterone than
• The right side is also more involved with impulsive behaviour and it females.
tends to react quicker than the left amygdala to fear stimuli so could
• Damage to the hypothalamus can affect the level of rage
explain aggressive behaviour.
a person displays so making them more aggressive.
,
Pre-Frontal Cortex • This is involved with transferring information
Within this area an important section is the pre-frontal area and damage from STM to LTM and could be involved with
to this area can lead to problems with decision making, regulating aggression and violence.
aggressive response and impulse control. • It may be that damage to this area of the brain
This can lead to aggressive outbursts as the person will make the wrong means that the person does not learn appropriate
decision about what is an appropriate response in different situations. responses to situations so is more likely to be
aggressive when challenged by others as
they don’t store the correct way to behave in
memory.
Amygdala
• This is one of the control centres in the brain for regulating instinctive
emotional response so damage could cause a person to be aggressive Hypothalamus
as their response becomes excessive.
• Hypothalamus regulates hormone production such
• Damage to the right amygdala leads to a greater deficit in decision as testosterone which is implicated in aggression.
making and appropriate social behaviour in men.
• Males naturally produce more testosterone than
• The right side is also more involved with impulsive behaviour and it females.
tends to react quicker than the left amygdala to fear stimuli so could
• Damage to the hypothalamus can affect the level of rage
explain aggressive behaviour.
a person displays so making them more aggressive.
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