Rage Brain: Why Acts of Aggression Can Feel So Good

Aggression is all around us. There are millions of posts on Instagram with the #rage. Road rage. Violence. Tantrums. Verbal abuse.

I break down the science of aggression: what areas of the brain are involved in making this behavior rewarding, how our environment affects our anger levels and how you can control your instinct to rage.

0:00 Rage room
0:36 Why is aggression rewarding?
1:38 Aggression types
3:27 What determines aggressiveness?
4:05 How to handle aggressiveness

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What did you do the last time you lashed out aggressively? How did it feel–and do you have any regrets?