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The biology of violence : how understanding the brain, behavior, and environment can break the vicious circle of aggression  Cover Image Book Book

The biology of violence : how understanding the brain, behavior, and environment can break the vicious circle of aggression / Debra Niehoff.

Niehoff, Debra (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0684831325
  • Physical Description: xi, 353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Free Press, [1999]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-332) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Seeds of controversy -- The vicious circle -- From wilderness to lab bench : animal models of aggression -- All the right connections -- Bad chemistry -- Raging hormones -- Out of their minds -- Leading the charge -- Picking up the pieces.
Subject: Violence > Physiological aspects.
Aggressiveness > Physiological aspects.
Brain chemistry


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