Hormones and Human Behaviour - Brossura

Donovan, Bernard T.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521283213 ISBN 13: 9780521283212

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

This 1985 book provides an account of knowledge concerning the influence of hormones on human behaviour, largely from a physiological point of view.

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Descrizione del libro

This 1985 book provides an account of knowledge concerning the influence of hormones on human behaviour, largely from a physiological point of view. The topics covered include the control of eating, drinking, sexual behaviour, emotional behaviour, learning and memory, as well as the ways in which psychiatric states may affect these activities.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. The pituitary gland and behaviour: the neurohypophysis; 3. The anterior pituitary gland and behaviour; 4. Neurotransmitters and endocrine function; 5. Cellular mechanisms of hormone action; 6. Patterns in hormone secretion; 7. Hormones and brain development; 8. Hormones and male sexual behaviour; 9. Hormones and aggression; 10. Hormones and the control of food intake; 11. Hormones and emotion; 12. Hormones and learning and memory; 13. What next?; References; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521283213
• ISBN 13: 9780521283212
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 232
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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