[@hubermanlab] Essentials: The Biology of Aggression, Mating & Arousal | Dr. David Anderson
Link: https://youtu.be/xZ4I2aE8zQA
Duration: 34 min
Short Summary
Dr. David Anderson, a neuroscientist at Caltech and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, explains how emotions are distinct from subjective feelings and describes the neural circuits governing aggression and mating in the hypothalamus. His research reveals that aggression is controlled by the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), which projects to about 30 brain regions, while social isolation triggers aggression via tachykinin 2 upregulation—and a drug called osanertonant can reverse these effects without sedation.
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