Specific neurological mechanisms are responsible for losing one's temper
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SUPPORTED
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Neuroimaging and affective neuroscience studies consistently demonstrate that emotional dysregulation and the loss of temper are mediated by specific neurological networks, notably interactions between prefrontal control regions and limbic structures like the amygdala.
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