Quote by Robert M. Sapolsky

“Stick recording electrodes into numerous species’ amygdalaefn9 and see when neurons there have action potentials; this turns out to be when the animal is…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“THE AMYGDALAfn8 IS the archetypal limbic structure, sitting under the cortex in the temporal lobe. It is central to mediating aggression, along with other…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“you asked amygdala experts what behavior their favorite brain structure brings to mind, “aggression” wouldn’t top their list. It would be fear and anxiety.”

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“Starting with a 1979 study, low levels of serotonin in the brain were shown to be associated with elevated levels of human aggression, with…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“Did destruction of the human amygdala lessen aggression? Pretty clearly so, when violence was a reflexive, inchoate outburst preceding a seizure.”

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“The quick reaction that results from the amygdala pathway is typically called the fight-or-flight response.”

— Catherine M. Pittman

“amygdalae filter through the information to determine its threat-level significance and mobilizes a response.”

— David DiSalvo

“The dissociation between fear and aggression is evident in violent psychopaths, who are the antithesis of fearful—both physiologically and subjectively they are less reactive…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“even a small amount of ambiguity triggers increased activity in the amygdalae—two deep brain structures that play a major role in our response to…

— David DiSalvo

The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or…

— Daniel Goleman

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

As for testosterone, it's gotten a bum rap. Yes, it has tons to do with aggression but it doesn't cause aggression as much as…

— Robert Sapolsky