tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369847413681713527.post7121766556225727309..comments2023-11-02T06:41:30.391-07:00Comments on Thoughts on Psychology: Life Long AggressionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369847413681713527.post-21076937665040352732009-03-31T11:01:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:01:00.000-07:00"I know from earlier readings that aggressive beha..."I know from earlier readings that aggressive behavior is mostly caused by a lack of serotonin or serotonin receptors in the brain. This article made me wonder if there is a way to overcome the genetic predisposition for aggression. "<BR/><BR/>Something to be careful of here is that 5-HT (Serotonin) deficiencies doesn't necessarily imply that it is of genetic origin. A problem with a brain region/state/whatever could just as easily be caused by environmental circumstances as genetic. For example children in very low income households actually show environmental based negative brain changes (See Martha Farah's research). <BR/><BR/>I would imagine that while aggressiveness has a large genetic component there is just as much that can be changed by appropriate environmental interventions which could potentially overcome most modest genetic predispositions toward aggressiveness.Steve Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823532816789489806noreply@blogger.com