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Neurobiological Bases of Abnormal Aggression and Violent Behaviour

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Authors:
  1. József Haller

    1. Department of Behavioral Neurobiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

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  • First book describing neural mechanism of abnormal aggression

  • Has an integrative approach by bringing together biology and psychopathology

  • Discusses new avenues for the research of aggression and abnormal aggression

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Normal and Abnormal Aggressions: Definitions and Operational Approaches

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    Pages 1-31

  3. Hormonal Determinants

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    Pages 33-68

  4. Neural Circuits Subserving Aggression: General Models

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    Pages 69-78

  5. Focal Points of Aggression Control

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    Pages 79-144

  6. The Role of Emerging Techniques in Understanding Aggression

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    Pages 145-150

  7. Summary and Synthesis

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    Pages 151-164

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 165-220
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About this book

Mechanisms controlling aggressive behavior started to be identified from late 20's of the 20th century and subsequent research described such mechanisms in great detail. While the findings are of great relevance for the understanding of aggression per se, they provide limited insights into the mechanisms of abnormal aggression i.e. those mechanisms that underlie aggression-related psychopathologies. While basic phenomena and mechanism of aggression are presented, this book is the first that comprehensively describes ultimate and proximate mechanisms that transform normal (laboratory animals) or tolerable (humans) manifestations of aggressiveness into abnormal patterns in laboratory animals and aggression-related psychopathologies in humans. This book is written for behavioral neurobiologists and neuroscientists, interested in emotional control in general and aggression research in particular. The book will also offer important information to neurologists and psychiatrists dealing with aggressive behavior in the clinic and ultimately, may provide means to understand and on the long run to discover novel approaches to the treatment of abnormal human aggression.

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“This book reviews the neurobiological underpinnings of aggression and violence. … The target audience includes neurobiologists, neuroscientists interested in social behavior in general and aggressive behavior in particular. … This is an excellent reference on this important, developing area of research. Any researcher or clinician involved in the study of aggression or the treatment of violent individuals would benefit from reading this informative book.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody’s Book Reviews, July, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Behavioral Neurobiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

    József Haller

About the author

Jozsef Haller was research fellow at the Biological Research Center in Kolozsvar, Romania from 1984 to 1990 and served as Assistant Professor at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest in Hungary from 1990 to 1992. From 1992 to 1999 he was senior research fellow at the Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary and visiting scientist at the Leiden University in the Netherlands from 1996 to 1999. Currently, Jozsef Haller is Group Leader and Head of the Department of Behavioral Neurosciences at the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Budapest, Hungary. He has contributed several chapters about the neurobiology of aggression to various book projects and has amongst others published numerous reviews and research papers on the same theme.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurobiological Bases of Abnormal Aggression and Violent Behaviour

  • Authors: József Haller

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1268-7

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1267-0Published: 07 April 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-4839-6Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1268-7Published: 24 March 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurobiology, Neurology, Animal Models, Psychiatry

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