Understanding & Controlling Aggression

This episode I describe the neural mechanisms that activate and
control aggressive states and behaviors and the role of
hormones—estrogen and testosterone—in mediating violent and and/or
competive aggression. I also describe tools that can be used to
modulate the factors that have been shown to ‘prime’ an individual
for aggression, including sunlight, estrogen sensitivity,
competition within social settings, and overall stress levels, and
the hormone cortisol. I discuss how substances such as caffeine and
alcohol can impact impulsive behaviors, and how nutrition and
supplementation can be used to regulate mood and aggression. 
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Aggression, Types of Aggression (00:03:51) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT
(00:08:29) Neural Circuits for Aggression, “Hydraulic Pressure
Model”  (00:15:50) Brain Regions Controlling Aggression,
Ventromedial Hypothalamus (VMH)  (00:22:14) Psychiatric
Disorders & Aggression  (00:23:36) Stimulation of the VMH,
Estrogen Receptors & Aggression (00:31:57) Neural Circuits
Mediating Physical Acts of Aggression, Biting (0:35:56)
Testosterone & Competitiveness/Estrogen & Aggression 
(00:43:00) Sunlight, Melatonin & Aggression  (00:45:46)
Cortisol, Serotonin & Aggressive Behaviors  (00:51:56)
Tool: Omega-3 Supplementation & Mood  (00:54:18) Tool:
Sunlight, Sauna & Cortisol Reduction (00:55:54) Tool:
Ashwagandha & Cortisol Reduction (00:57:06) Tool:
Seasonality/Sunlight, Genetic Variation in Estrogen Sensitivity
(01:00:37) Testosterone & Aggression, Competitive Work
Environments (01:05:07) Testosterone, Amygdala, Challenge &
Effort  (01:09:27) Caffeine, Alcohol & Impulsivity 
(01:13:15) Tool: Caffeinated Alcohol Beverages, Impulsivity &
Aggression  (01:17:18) Tool: ADHD, Acetyl-L Carnitine &
Aggressive Behavior  (01:24:10) Factors Affecting the
“Hydraulic Pressure Model” of Aggression  (01:25:44) Book by
Dr. David Anderson, Aggression & Social Relationships 
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