Aggression and Neural Circuits
Activation of the ventromedial hypothalamus triggers complex neural circuits, leading to aggressive behaviors such as biting. This primitive response is linked to deeper brain structures, highlighting the intricate relationship between our brain's wiring and the expression of aggression. Personal anecdotes reveal how biting, as a form of aggression, is perceived as particularly troubling, especially in children, suggesting a connection to more primitive instincts.In this clip
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Understanding & Controlling Aggression | Huberman Lab Podcast #71
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What about the experiment in the episode Dr. David Anderson: The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal | Huberman Lab Podcast #89, where they put a mouse mating and stimulated the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), and then it became aggressive toward the female it was previously mating with?
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