Understanding violence
Violence creates stress, and the body's response to stress seems to provoke more violence.So says a new study that identifies an ever-looping cycle of stress and aggression as one reason violence tends to escalate--at least among rats.
Learning to control neurobiological responses to stress, the researchers argue, may be one way to cut down on violence.
So: is the potential for violence a part of our created nature, that which G-d called "good," or is it the result of biology gone haywire?
And how much human violence relates to hermeneutics--that is, the ways in which our perhaps subconscious interpretation of a particular event pumps a certain chemical into our brains and thus increases the likelihood of physical violence?
While I value this sort of study, the more I read about neurobiological research into human behavior, the more clearly I see that someone could make a good living translating the stuff into sensational stories for supermarket tabloids.
.: Posted by Duane Bidwell on Monday, October 11, 2004
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