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Neurobiology of Aggression

Understanding and Preventing Violence

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Editors:
  1. Mark P. Mattson

    1. Laboratory of Neurosciences, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, USA

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Neuroscience (CNEURO)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Cortical and Limbic Neural Circuits Mediating Aggressive Behavior

    • Thomas R. Gregg
    Pages 1-20

  3. Emotion Regulation

    • R. James, R. Blair, Dennis S. Charney
    Pages 21-32

  4. The Serotonergic Dimension of Aggression and Violence

    • Klaus Peter Lesch
    Pages 33-63

  5. The Neurochemical Genetics of Serotonin in Aggression, Impulsivity, and Suicide

    • Mark D. Underwood, J. John Mann
    Pages 65-72

  6. Behavioral and Neuropharmacological Differentiation of Offensive and Defensive Aggression in Experimental and Seminaturalistic Models

    • Philip M. Wall, D. Caroline Blanchard, Robert J. Blanchard
    Pages 73-91

  7. Neuroendocrine Stress Responses and Aggression

    • Jozsef Haller, Menno R. Kruk
    Pages 93-118

  8. Y Chromosome and Antisocial Behavior

    • Pierre L. Roubertoux, Michèle Carlier
    Pages 119-134

  9. Aggression in Psychiatric Disorders

    • Shari R. Kohn, Gregory M. Asnis
    Pages 135-149

  10. Aggression in Brain Injury, Aging, and Neurodegenerative Disorders

    • Mark P. Mattson
    Pages 151-165

  11. Environmental Factors and Aggression in Nonhuman Primates

    • Michael Lawrence Wilson
    Pages 167-190

  12. Aggression, Biology, and Context

    • Rebecca M. Young, Evan Balaban
    Pages 191-211

  13. The Family Environment in Early Life and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults

    • Sven Barnow, Harald-J. Freyberger
    Pages 213-229

  14. Television and Movies, Rock Music and Music Videos, and Computer and Video Games

    • Susan Villani, Nandita Joshi
    Pages 231-251

  15. Social Drinking and Aggression

    • Kathryn Graham
    Pages 253-274

  16. Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Childhood Aggressions

    • Cynthia Hudley
    Pages 275-288

  17. Pharmacological Intervention in Aggression

    • Debra V. McQuade, R. Joffree Barrnett, Bryan H. King
    Pages 289-313

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 315-324
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About this book

Aggression is a highly conserved behavioral adaptation that evolved to help org- isms compete for limited resources and thereby ensure their survival. However, in modern societies where resources such as food, shelter, etc. are not limiting, aggr- sion has become a major cultural problem worldwide presumably because of its deep seeded roots in the neuronal circuits and neurochemical pathways of the human brain. In Neurobiology of Aggression: Understanding and Preventing Violence, leading experts in the fields of the neurobiology, neurochemistry, genetics, and behavioral and cultural aspects of aggression and violence provide a comprehensive collection of review articles on one of the most important cross-disciplinary issues of our time. Rather than summarize the topics covered by each author in each chapter, I present a schematic diagram to guide the reader in thinking about different aspects of aggr- sive and violent behavior from its neurobiological roots to environmental factors that can either promote or prevent aggression to visions of some of the most horrific acts of violence of our times, and then towards the development of strategies to reduce aggressive behavior and prevent violence. It is hoped that Neurobiology of Aggression: Understanding and Preventing V- lence will foster further research aimed at understanding the environmental genetic and neurochemical roots of aggression and how such information can be used to move forward towards the goal of eliminating violence.

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"...the volume successfully conveys the recent advances in aggression research and illustrates the value of multidisciplinary approaches to the study of complex behaviors...Highly recommended." -- CHOICE

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Neurosciences, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, USA

    Mark P. Mattson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurobiology of Aggression

  • Book Subtitle: Understanding and Preventing Violence

  • Editors: Mark P. Mattson

  • Series Title: Contemporary Neuroscience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-382-8

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-188-2Published: 24 March 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-410-4Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-382-8Published: 24 March 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 324

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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