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[Neurobiology of violence: results of empirical and experimental studies of reactive violence].
Psychiatrische Praxis - 1 Nov 2004
Müller Jürgen L, Sommer Monika, Weber Tatjana, Hajak Göran
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE AND METHOD: An overview on neurobiological findings of violence is given: We present 1. neurochemical findings, 2. genetical aspects, 3. neuroanatomical correlates and 4. a functional network of violence. Even if specific neurobiological findings have not been found, impulsive violence is closely linked to serotonergic function and to several brain regions: orbitofrontal cortex, temporale lobe,...
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