A negative correlation between aggressiveness and
local gray matter volume in the left amygdala has been reported for adolescents with conduct disorder (Sterzer et al., 2007).
Negative correlations have been reported between bilateral amygdala volume and life history of aggression (Matthies et al., 2012) and between trait anger and
local gray matter volume in the left amygdala (Reuter et al., 2009) in healthy subjects.