Aggression: How the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Helps to Ensure a Fair Fight
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-7-2021
Publication Title
Current Biology
Volume
31
Issue
11
First page number:
R716
Last page number:
R718
Abstract
Violent behavior is the product of a diverse network of neural structures. A new study shows that the anterior cingulate cortex is important for helping to restrain overly aggressive acts, even within a fight, to ensure animals match their behavioral intensity with the challenge posed by their opponents.
Disciplines
Behavioral Neurobiology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Crew, L.,
Covington, H.,
Hyman, J.
(2021).
Aggression: How the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Helps to Ensure a Fair Fight.
Current Biology, 31(11),
R716-R718.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.024