
How genes and early stress interact to shape antisocial behavior, from dopamine and serotonin pathways to MAOA and oxytocin findings.
Dr Oldak is a consultation-liaison psychiatry fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.

How genes and early stress interact to shape antisocial behavior, from dopamine and serotonin pathways to MAOA and oxytocin findings.

Neurobiology of antisocial behavior links prenatal stress, childhood trauma, toxins, and brain-circuit deficits to proactive vs reactive aggression and psychopathy.

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July 30th 2025