Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...

According to Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989), aggression is a necessary and inevitable aspect of human nature. Impulses to act aggressively build up in our bodies, like fluid filling a ...

Prolonged mental fatigue can wear down brain areas crucial for the individual ability to self-control, and cause people to behave more aggressively. In a new multidisciplinary study published in the ...

It's easy to let anger become a go to response, but recognizing and managing these emotions is crucial. Here's a simple yet powerful technique that can make a big difference. Recent research backs ...

Rising clinic pressures increase aggressive encounters, making calm communication, early warning recognition, and clear team-based safety procedures essential to protect clinicians.