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... ANIMAL MODELS OF AGGRESSION FELINE MODELS OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR ELICITED BY BRAIN STIMULATION Our focus is on two models of aggression that can be elicited by electrical or chemical stimulation of the hypothalamus and midbrain periaqueductal gray matter in the cat quiet biting "predatory" attack behavior and affective defense behavior. Affective defense behavior may be classified as having aversive properties Such as those associated with fears, whereas predatory attack is associated with more positively reinforcing objectives such as the acquisition of food.
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  • aggressive behavior
  • predatory attack
  • biting attack
  • brain stimulation
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  • electrical stimulation
  • animal models
  • quiet biting
  • attack behavior

  • neural substrates
  • defense behavior
  • perifornical hypothalamus


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