A Neuroscientist Explains How Ancient Survival Instincts Fuel Today’s Global Crises
Could we ever overcome our primal nature? The survival of civilization may be at stake.
Tag: aggression
Sniffing women’s tears significantly reduces male aggression
Tears may contain odorless social chemical signals that reduce testosterone and aggression in males.
Yet another study finds that violent video games don’t make teens more aggressive
This won't end the debate anytime soon, though.
Zapping the brain with mild electrical current controls anger and aggression
The non-aggressive procedure went deep into the neural circuits of aggression.
Scientists control aggressive and criminal tendencies by zapping the brain
It's a sort of reverse lobotomy.
Humans and chimp brains may have a turbo-charged fight-or-flight response
Such adaptations could form the evolutionary roots of human warfare.
Alcohol makes you aggressive by impairing the polite parts of your brain
Ever heard the idiom "as peaceful as a drunkard"? No? Here's why.
Scientists discover ‘hunting circuits’ that can turn fuzzy rats into fuzzy murderous rats
It's pretty scary that they can do it to be honest.
Training men how to read women might help curb sexually aggressive behaviour
There might be a way to help alpha males understand when women are interested.
Inmates who watch nature shows in prison are 26% less aggressive than their counterparts
In a world of cages and violence, a glimpse of nature can make a huge difference.
Video gamers’ aggression linked to frustration, not violent games
Video games have been getting more and more attention, partly due the fact that more and more children (and adults) ...
