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The Neurobiology Of Parental Behavior
Numan, Michael; Insel, Thomas R.
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Description for The Neurobiology Of Parental Behavior
Paperback. Series: Hormones, Brain and Behavior. Num Pages: 418 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMAL; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
In addition to filling a need within the field of parental behavior, this book contributes importantly to the growing area of emotional and motivational neuroscience. A major part of neuroscience research at the whole organism level has been focused on cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on the neurobiology of learning and memory, but there has been a recent upsurge in research which is attempting to define the neural basis of basic motivational and emotional systems which regulate such behaviors as food intake, aggression, reproduction, reward-seeking behaviors, and anxiety-related behaviors. In this ... Read more
In addition to filling a need within the field of parental behavior, this book contributes importantly to the growing area of emotional and motivational neuroscience. A major part of neuroscience research at the whole organism level has been focused on cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on the neurobiology of learning and memory, but there has been a recent upsurge in research which is attempting to define the neural basis of basic motivational and emotional systems which regulate such behaviors as food intake, aggression, reproduction, reward-seeking behaviors, and anxiety-related behaviors. In this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
Series
Hormones, Brain and Behavior
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441918277
SKU
V9781441918277
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Reviews for The Neurobiology Of Parental Behavior
From the reviews: "What Numan and Insel have produced is a clearly-written text explaining how maternal motivation and behaviour are regulated by neurobiological systems, and how these systems are themselves regulated by genes and environments that differ between females and therefore yield variation in maternal behaviour and offspring development. … The study of behavioural causation ... Read more