Behavioral endocrinology / edited by Jill B. Becker ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Jill B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Behavior--drug effects.

Hormones--metabolism.

Psychophysiology.

Medical Subjects:

Behavior--drug effects.

Hormones--metabolism.

Psychophysiology.

Physical Description:

xxx, 776 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2002]

Summary:

This popular behavioral endocrinology text provides detailed information on what hormones are, how they affect cells, and how such effects can alter the behavior of animals, including humans. Presenting a broad continuum of levels of analysis, from molecular to evolutionary, the book discusses how genes work, the structure of cells, the interactions of endocrine organs, the behavior of individuals, the structure of social hierarchies, and the evolution of mating systems.

This second edition, while maintaining the strengths of the first edition, has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in genetics and molecular biology and related social concerns. It contains four new chapters: on the use of molecular biology techniques in behavioral endocrinology, on psychoneuroimmunology, on hormonal influences on sensorimotor function, and on cognitive function in nonhuman animals.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology / Jill B. Becker, S. Marc Breedlove 3

2. Molecular Approaches to Behavioral Neuroendocrinology / Margaret M. McCarthy, David Crews 39

3. Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behavior / S. Marc Breedlove, Elizabeth Hampson 75

Part II Hormones and Reproductive Behaviors 115

4. Neuroendocrinology of Sexual Behavior in the Female / Margaret M. McCarthy, Jill B. Becker 117

5. Neuroendocrinology of Sexual Behavior in the Male / Michael J. Baum 153

6. Hormonal Influences on Human Sexual Behavior / C. Sue Carter 205

7. Diversity and Evolution of Hormone-Behavior Relations in Reproductive Behavior / David Crews 223

8. Hormonal Influences on Courtship Behaviors / Darcy B. Kelley, Eliot Brenowitz 289

9. Hormones and Parental Behavior / Larry J. Young, Thomas R. Insel 331

Part III Hormones and Regulatory Functions 371

10. Neuroendocrine and Behavioral Influences on the Immune System / Christopher L. Coe 373

11. Endocrinology of the Stress-Response / Robert M. Sapolsky 409

12. Hormones and Biological Rhythms / Michael R. Gorman, Theresa M. Lee 451

Part IV Hormonal Influences on Sensorimotor Function and Cognition 495

13. Hormonal Influences on Sensorimotor Function / Jill B. Becker 497

14. Hormones and Cognition in Nonhuman Animals / Christina L. Williams 527

15. Sex Differences in Human Brain and Cognition: The Influence of Sex Steroids in Early and Adult Life / Elizabeth Hampson 579

Part V Reciprocal Regulation of Hormones and Behavior 629

16. Hormonal Regulation of Ingestive Behaviors / S. Marc Breedlove 631

17. Invertebrate Systems for the Study of Hormone Brain-Behavior Relationships / James W. Truman 651

18. Environmental Factors Influencing Hormone Secretion / Rae Silver, Lance J. Kriegsfeld 687.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0262523213

0262025116

OCLC:

48434939