Anger is a wind that blows out the light of the mind (old proverb)

Abstract

Inappropriate violent behavior can be because of many factors including dysfunctional molecular genetics, environment, brain circuits and transmitters, and social-cognitive processes. In this comment, the author reviewed a recent paper showing that people with Intermittent Explosive Disorder have cognitive deficits similar to those subjects with lesions to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.