Biological (Content then the argument given + their studies)

Techniques used to study the brain in relation to behaviour

2 techniques used to study the brain include fmri and MRI. fMRI = radke et al and passamonti WHILE MRI = Grafman et al (Vietnam war head injury)

Localisation of brain function

The PFC (Grafman, how damage/lesions to the PFC may impact the brain’s ability to function, decision making + impulse control —> leading to possibly more aggressive behaviour) AND the amygdala (Feinstein et al) studies the impact of not having an amygdala on the brains ability to perceive fear/ social threats

Neuroplasticity

Effects of poverty on brain development (Luby et al) and the effects of deprivation on the brain (Rosenzweig and Bennet, animal study REMEMBER TO LINK BACK TO WHY RELEVANT FOR HUMANS)

Neurotransmitters and their effect on behaviour

Serotonin (a neurotransmitter) and its effect on behaviour in this case aggression (Passamonti et al) AND serotonin (SSRIs) and PTSD (MacNamura)

Hormones and behaviour

Testosterone and aggression (Radke et al 2015) and Cortisol (a hormone released in response to stress, its what triggers the fight or flight response) and memory (Buchanan and Lovollo, 2000)

Phermones and behaviour

Androstadienone (a pheromone mainly found in male sweat) and attraction (Cornwell et al, 2004, women being shown images (ranking) and smelling viles) I ONLY DID ONE STUDY MAYBE NEED ANOTHER FOR ERQ IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO COME UP

Genes and behaviour

Genes and PTSD (Gilbertson et al) AND that MAOA gene shit that i am not doing lol

Genetic similarities

Twin and kinship studies on PTSD (Gilbertson et al)

Evolutionary explanations for behaviour

Fear (Feinstein et al and Buchanan and Lovollo), Aggression (Radke et al, 2015), Attraction (Johnston et al and Buss)