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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Numan , Thomas R. InselPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003 Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9781441918277ISBN 10: 1441918272 Pages: 418 Publication Date: 12 December 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsHormonal 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.ReviewsFrom 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 is fascinating and vitally important, and reading this book should inspire many a PhD student, including in primatology, to want to conduct their doctoral research in this field. (Christopher Pryce, Primate Eye, June, 2005) 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 is fascinating and vitally important, and reading this book should inspire many a PhD student, including in primatology, to want to conduct their doctoral research in this field. (Christopher Pryce, Primate Eye, June, 2005) "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 is fascinating and vitally important, and reading this book should inspire many a PhD student, including in primatology, to want to conduct their doctoral research in this field."" (Christopher Pryce, Primate Eye, June, 2005)" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |