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- catalog abstract "There has been a revolution in neuroscience over the last ten years, and, as Debra Niehoff shows in the first book to examine violence from a complete biological perspective, now is the right time to consider how we are going to use the achievements of that revolution to reduce the level of violence in our society. Niehoff brings together a wide range of research to show that we understand behavior in a totally unprecedented way, and that our ability to control violence effectively has never been greater. The awful consequences of violence for victims and perpetrators are not an outcome we have to accept. The vicious circle that connects bad genes, bad environment, and bad brain chemistry in a kind of feedback loop can be broken. As Niehoff shows, creating a caring, safe social environment is almost always the first step in halting the train of aggression.".
- catalog contributor b11088551.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-332) and index.".
- catalog description "Seeds of controversy -- The vicious circle -- From wilderness to lab bench : animal models of aggression -- All the right connections -- Bad chemistry -- Raging hormones -- Out of their minds -- Leading the charge -- Picking up the pieces.".
- catalog description "There has been a revolution in neuroscience over the last ten years, and, as Debra Niehoff shows in the first book to examine violence from a complete biological perspective, now is the right time to consider how we are going to use the achievements of that revolution to reduce the level of violence in our society. Niehoff brings together a wide range of research to show that we understand behavior in a totally unprecedented way, and that our ability to control violence effectively has never been greater. The awful consequences of violence for victims and perpetrators are not an outcome we have to accept. The vicious circle that connects bad genes, bad environment, and bad brain chemistry in a kind of feedback loop can be broken. As Niehoff shows, creating a caring, safe social environment is almost always the first step in halting the train of aggression.".
- catalog extent "xi, 353 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Biology of violence.".
- catalog identifier "0684831325".
- catalog isFormatOf "Biology of violence.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : Free Press,".
- catalog relation "Biology of violence.".
- catalog subject "1999 B-743".
- catalog subject "616.85/82 21".
- catalog subject "Aggression physiology.".
- catalog subject "Aggressiveness Physiological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Brain Chemistry.".
- catalog subject "Brain chemistry.".
- catalog subject "Neuropsychology.".
- catalog subject "RC569.5.V55 N53 1999".
- catalog subject "Violence Physiological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Violence psychology.".
- catalog subject "Violence.".
- catalog subject "WM 600 N666b 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Seeds of controversy -- The vicious circle -- From wilderness to lab bench : animal models of aggression -- All the right connections -- Bad chemistry -- Raging hormones -- Out of their minds -- Leading the charge -- Picking up the pieces.".
- catalog title "The biology of violence : how understanding the brain, behavior, and environment can break the vicious circle of aggression / Debra Niehoff.".
- catalog type "text".