Origins of Human Socialization

ISBN-13: 9780323858618 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 284 str.

Donald W. Pfaff

Spis treści

1. Background: Evolution2. Babies' development 3. The basic vertebrate social brain - Fish4. Elemental social behaviors5. Visual add-ons during vertebrate evolution6. Auditory add-ons during vertebrate evolution7. Psychological approaches8. Social behavior at its best: Altruism9. Failure to approach, autism10. Loss11. Genetics and epigenetics12. Wrap-up and outlook

O autorze

Donald W. Pfaff heads the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. He received his scientific training at Harvard College and MIT. He is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pfaff's laboratory focuses on steroid hormones and brain function, genes influencing neuronal functions, and generalized CNS arousal. He is the author or coauthor of over 10 books and more than 900 research publications.