biology of aggression

• genetic influences of aggression 


  genes influence aggression in animals and humans
• neural influences of aggression

  No one brain center that controls aggression, but damage to certain areas of the brain can affect neural systems and when stimulated can lead to aggression.

  • frontal lobes/prefrontal cortex maturation play a role
• biochemical influences of aggression

  hormones, alcohol, testosterone (in men)