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What is serotonin?
The exact role of serotonin is unclear but how is it thought to work?
Where is aggressive activity thought to originate from?
Which drug has been found to reduce serotonin levels?
What side effect does Prozac have?
Who's research supports the theories surrounding the effects of serotonin on aggression?
How was this research conducted?
What does low levels of 5-HIAA indicate?
What were the results found in the aforementioned study?
Define a positive evaluation for theories surrounding serotonin.
What is tryptophan?
What were the results of this study?
Give a negative evaluation (involving issues and debates) for the theories surrounding serotonin.
What is the limbic system?
What is its function?
The destruction of which area of the limbic system is responsible for producing permanent savage behaviour in cats?
What is another part of the limbic system involved in the perception of emotions.
Fill the blanks:
Animal studies have shown stimulating the amygdala can cause __________ _________ to the environment. _______ of the amygdala can cause ________ in cats and ________ in humans.
What is a supporting piece of research for the theories surrounding the limbic system?
Describe a supporting case study surrounding the limbic system.
Give a weakness of the limbic system explanation.
What is testosterone?
Complete the following:
Levels are around _ times higher in males than in females.
Males are said to be ____ likely to engage in aggressive behaviour than females.
How testosterone affects aggression is still unknown, however, what has been found through studies of mice?
Complete the following:
Aromatase can also cause _____ activity in the orbito-frontal cortex, meaning in an _________ situation there is ____ likely to be an aggressive ________.
