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Neural Mechanisms of the Testosterone-Aggression Relation: The Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex

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Neural Mechanisms of the Testosterone-Aggression Relation: The Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex
■ Testosterone plays a role in aggressive behavior, but the mechanisms remain unclear. The present study tested the hypothesis that testosterone influences aggression through the OFC, a region implicated in self-regulation and impulse control. In a decisionmaking paradigm in which people chose between aggression and monetary reward (the ultimatum game), testosterone was associated with increased aggression following social provocation (rejecting unfair offers). The effect of testosterone on aggression was explained by reduced activity in the medial OFC. The findings suggest that testosterone increases the propensity toward aggression because of reduced activation of the neural circuitry of impulse control and self-regulation. ■
Pranjal H. Mehta, Jennifer Beer
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Type Journal
Year 2010
Where JOCN
Authors Pranjal H. Mehta, Jennifer Beer
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