Scientists identify neural pathway underlying contagious aggression

Scientists identify neural pathway underlying contagious aggression

A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience has found that aggression can spread socially among mice, but only when there is a pre-existing bond between the observer and the aggressor. Researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine have identified a brain region involved in this process and demonstrated that its activity is both necessary and sufficient for aggression learned through observation. These findings suggest…