Other brain areas are important

• Why is the amygdala not the only brain structure involved in aggression?

  • it works with the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which controls impulse regulation and self-control
• What did Adrian Raine et Al (1997) find in murderers with reactive aggression?

  • increased activity in the amygdala

  • decreased activity in the prefrontal cortex (including the OFC)
• What does this suggest?

  • aggression involves multiple brain regions, not just the amygdala