defensive aggression
3 episodes mention this concept
hubermanlabApr 9, 2026The Neurobiology of Aggression, Mating, and Emotion States: From Mice to Humans
NeuroscienceInternal statesEmotions (as a class of state)ArousalValence
ChrisWillxJan 29, 2026Surviving the Amazon: Extreme Encounters, Indigenous Wisdom, and the Cost of Conservation
ScienceIndigenous medicineVenom toxicityTactile balance controlDefensive aggression (Wasp philosophy)- hubermanlab
The Neurobiology of Aggression, Mating, and Arousal: Emotions as Internal States
NeuroscienceInternal statesEmotions (as a type of internal state)Arousal (behavior-specific)Valence (positive/negative)
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Concepts that appear alongside defensive aggression across episodes.
- optogenetics
- offensive aggression
- internal states
- ventromedial hypothalamus (vmh)
- need-based behaviors
- arousal
- parasympathetic nervous system
- peptides (modulating anxiety/aggression)
- neural circuits
- valence (positive/negative)
- medial preoptic area (mpoa)
- fear-induced analgesia
- somatic marker hypothesis
- estrogen receptor
- valence
- emotions (as a class of state)
- generalization of states
- persistence (of states)
- social isolation stress
- generalization (of states)