Childrens with aggressive problems (disruptive behavior disorders) show reduced activity in the ACC[1]. ventral mPFC might be involved in affective processes associated with compassion to the suffering opponent[2]. Adolescent with conduct disorder (aggressive disorder) had lower activation of the ACC, lower sociomoral judgment and higher need for novelty seeking[3].
Measuring Aggression
- Subjects were provoked by increasingly aversive stimuli and were given the opportunity to respond aggressively against their opponent by administering a stimulus as retaliation[4].
References
- ↑ Gavita, O. A., Capris, D., Bolno, J., & David, D. (2012). Anterior cingulate cortex findings in child disruptive behavior disorders.: A meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17(6), 507–513.
- ↑ Evidence for a different role of the ventral and dorsal medial prefrontal cortex for social reactive aggression: An interactive fMRI study, 2007
- ↑ Christina Stadlera, Philipp Sterzerb, Klaus Schmeckc, Annette Krebsa, Andreas Kleinschmidt, Fritz Poustka, Reduced anterior cingulate activation in aggressive children and adolescents during affective stimulation: Association with temperament traits, 2007
- ↑ Evidence for a different role of the ventral and dorsal medial prefrontal cortex for social reactive aggression: An interactive fMRI study, 2007