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Adaptation and Well-Being : Social Allostasis.

Explores the behavioral neuroscience of social attachment and its significance in establishing and maintaining human well-being.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schulkin, Jay
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Evolutionary Perspectives and Hominoid Expression; 2 Cognitive Competence and Cortical Evolution; 3 A Window into the Brain; 4 Chemical Messengers and the Physiology of Change and Adaptation; 5 Social Neuroendocrinology; 6 Cephalic Adaptation: Incentives and Devolution; 7 Neocortex, Amygdala, Prosocial Behaviors; Conclusion: Evolution, Social Allostasis and Well-Being; References; Index.