Computational Mechanisms of Reactive Aggression and the Role of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This pre-registered study investigates the computational and neural mechanisms of reactive aggression. We propose that reactive aggression involves value-based decision-making characterized by three parameters: retaliation intensity (κ), under-retaliation aversion (α₁), and over-retaliation aversion (α₂). Experiment 1 develops a computational model incorporating these parameters. Experiment 2 uses high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, with sham stimulation as control, to test the causal role of this region in modulating aggressive decisions.
Authors: Li, Jingjing, Lu, Chunlei, Zhou, Xiaolin
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7130382545
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