The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Numan, Michael. (Author), Insel, Thomas R. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
Series:Hormones, Brain, and Behavior ; 1
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Table of Contents:
  • Hormonal and Nonhormonal Basis of Maternal Behavior
  • Experiential Factors Influencing Maternal Behavior
  • Motivational Models of the Onset and Maintenance of Maternal Behavior and Maternal Aggression
  • Neuroanatomy of Maternal Behavior
  • Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology of Maternal Behavior
  • Paternal Behavior
  • Neural Basis of Parental Behavior Revisited
  • Human Implications.