Aggression: How the anterior cingulate cortex helps to ensure a fair fight.

Violent behavior is the product of a diverse network of neural structures. A new study shows that the anterior cingulate cortex is important for helping to restrain overly aggressive acts, even within a fight, to ensure animals match their behavioral intensity with the challenge posed by their opponents. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Lauren A Crew, Herbert E Covington, James M Hyman. Aggression: How the anterior cingulate cortex helps to ensure a fair fight. Current biology : CB. 2021 Jun 07;31(11):R716-R718

PMID: 34102118

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