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Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2 Biobehavioral Influences (1994) / Chapter Skim
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... Research continues on the description of this system. L~Ms~c-M~DsRA~N MODULATION OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE CAT As noted in the beginning of this chapter, it has long been recognized that the limbic system plays a major role in the regulation of emotional behavior.
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... Note that fibers associated with affective defense, which arise from the periaqueductal gray, are distributed rostrally to the medial preopticohypothalamus, from which this response can also be elicited, and caudally to the locus ceruleus, segmental fields, and trigeminal complex. In contrast, the fibers associated with quiet biting attack have a more limited distribution.
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  • aggressive behavior
  • biting attack
  • affective defense
  • midbrain pag
  • quiet biting

  • lateral hypothalamus
  • tegmental fields
  • anterior hypothalamus


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