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The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
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The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Series: Hormones, Brain, and Behavior, 1
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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 book the emphasis is on the
research findings obtained from rodents, sheep and primates. The
authors' goal, of course, was to provide a foundation that may help
us understand the neurobiology of human parental behavior. Indeed,
the last chapter attempts to integrate the non-human research data
with some human data in order to make some inroads toward an
understanding of postpartum depression, child abuse, and child
neglect. Clearly, motivational and emotional neuroscience has close
ties to psychiatry, and this connection will be very evident in the
final chapter. By understanding the neurobiology of parental
behavior we are also delving into neurobiological factors which may
have an impact on core human characteristics involved in sociality,
social attachment, nurturing behavior, and love. In this very
violent world, it is hard to conceive of a group of characteristics
that are more worthy of study.
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