P 103 Aggressiveness of martial artists correlates with reduced temporal pole gray matter concentration

Perception and practice of violence have, aside from reactive components, also hedonistic aspects that are associated with positive arousal (appetitive aggression). Earlier studies have predominantly investigated the etiology of aggressive behavior in forensic and psychiatric patients. The present study examined structural brain abnormalities in healthy people inclined to violence (martial artists) compared to healthy controls not showing violent behavior.

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