Neurorreguladores cerebrales de la agresión

Aggression is a particularly complex behavioural output that depends on a rich variety of neuroregulators (and their receptors) acting in specific areas of the brain, related to alarm/defensive as well as offensive tactics. First of all, we review data linking serotonin function with the inhibition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ramirez, J. Martin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/52983
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52983
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neurorreguladores
Neuroregulators
Neurobiology of aggression
Emoción y agresividad
Fisiología
6106.03 Emoción
2411 Fisiología Humana
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Sumario:Aggression is a particularly complex behavioural output that depends on a rich variety of neuroregulators (and their receptors) acting in specific areas of the brain, related to alarm/defensive as well as offensive tactics. First of all, we review data linking serotonin function with the inhibition of violent and impulsive acts. We also discuss data concerning other centrally acting monoamines, peptides and neurohormones, which usually activate aggressive behaviour. How these neurochemical systems work and interact depend both on long-lasting individual profiles and experience-driven inputs. To conclude we look at the prospects of a selective psychopharmacology for pathological aggressiveness, which may be achieved through recent advances made in the molecular description of crucial targets within the neurobiology of aggression.