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[Hormones and aggression].

M A Martí-Carbonell1, S Darbra, A Garau

  • 1Departamento de Psicología de la Salut, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.

Archivos De Neurobiologia
|July 1, 1992
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This review explores psychoendocrinology and aggression, examining hormonal influences and the impact of behavior on hormone secretion. Aromatizable androgens significantly affect aggression, while testosterone predicts dominance and corticosterone predicts submission.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Behavioral Endocrinology
  • Aggression Research

Context:

  • Psychoendocrinology examines the interplay between psychological states and endocrine system functions.
  • Aggressive behavior is a complex trait influenced by numerous biological and environmental factors.
  • Understanding the neuroendocrine underpinnings of aggression is crucial for both basic science and clinical applications.

Purpose:

  • To review the psychoendocrinologic aspects of aggressive behavior.
  • To differentiate between organizational and activational effects of hormones on aggression.
  • To synthesize current understanding of hormonal influences on social status and aggressive behaviors.

Summary:

  • The review highlights the significant organizational and activational effects of gonadal steroids, particularly aromatizable androgens, on the neural substrates of aggression.

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  • Testosterone levels predict dominant social status, whereas corticosterone levels are associated with submission.
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) predicts aggressive behavior but not submission, with defeat experience being a key factor in submission.
  • Social interactions modulate hormonal secretions, leading to sympathetic-medullar and gonadal activation in dominant individuals and cortico-adrenal activation in submissive ones.

    • Impact:

    • This review provides a comprehensive overview of the bidirectional relationship between hormones and aggressive behavior.
    • Findings contribute to understanding the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying social dominance, submission, and aggression.
    • Informs future research directions in behavioral endocrinology and the neurobiology of social behavior.