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Neurobiology of Social Behavior
Toward an Understanding of the Prosocial and Antisocial Brain
Must-have review of the neurobiological mechanisms behind social behaviors, and how they increase understanding of the causes of abnormal behaviors
Michael Numan (Author)
9780124160408, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 28 July 2014
358 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 0.91 kg
Social neuroscience is a rapidly growing, interdisciplinary field which is devoted to understanding how social behavior is regulated by the brain, and how such behaviors in turn influence brain and biology. Existing volumes either fail to take a neurobiological approach or focus on one particular type of behavior, so the field is ripe for a comprehensive reference which draws cross-behavioral conclusions. This authored work will serve as the market’s most comprehensive reference on the neurobiology of social behavior. The volume will offer an introduction to neural systems and genetics/epigenetics, followed by detailed study of a wide range of behaviors – aggression, sex and sexual differentiation, mating, parenting, social attachments, monogamy, empathy, cooperation, and altruism. Research findings on the neural basis of social behavior will be integrated across different levels of analysis, from molecular neurobiology to neural systems/behavioral neuroscience to fMRI imaging data on human social behavior. Chapters will cover research on both normal and abnormal behaviors, as well as developmental aspects.
1. An Introduction to Neural Systems2. Basic Genetics and Epigenetics3. Aggressive Behavior4. Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Differentiation5. Parental Behavior6. Monogamy and the Formation of Enduring Social Attachments between Mating Partners7. Human Sociality
Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH]
