National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) Search this
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on "Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parental Behavior in Mammals" (1987 : Leesburg, Va.) Search this
Physical description:
xii, 502 pages illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Congress
Kongress
Conference papers and proceedings
Actes de congrès
Place:
Leesburg (Va.)
Date:
1990
1987
Notes:
Proceedings of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on "Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parental Behavior in Mammals", held in Leesburg, Va., Sept. 8-11, 1987
Contents:
1. Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parenting in Mammals : An Introduction / Norman A. Krasnegor -- PART I : Four Perspectives on Parental Behavior -- 2. The Biosocial Context of Parenting in Human Families / Leon Eisenberg -- 3. Evolutionary Theory and Parental Motives / Martin Daly 4. Landmarks in the Physiological Study of Maternal Behavior with Special Reference to the Rat / Jay S. Rosenblatt -- 5. Structural Sexual Dimorphisms in the Brain : Implications for Parental Behavior / Roger A. Gorski -- PART II : Biochemical Correlates of Parenting -- 6. Endocrine Regulation of Parenting Behavior in Rats / Robert S. Bridges -- 7. Maternal Aggression : Hormonal, Genetic, and Developmental Determinants / Bruce B. Svare -- 8. Physiological, Sensory, and Experiential Determinants of Maternal Behavior in Sheep and Goats / Pascal Poindron, and Frederic Levy -- 9. Psychobiology of Parental Behavior in Nonhuman Primates / C.L. Coe -- 10. Hormonal and Experiential Correlates of Maternal Responsiveness in Human Mothers / Alison S. Fleming -- 11. Endocrine Correlates of Human Parenting : A Clinical Perspective / Michelle P. Warren, and Barbara Shortle -- PART III : Neurobiological Correlates of Parenting -- 12. Neural Control of Maternal Behavior / Michael Numan -- 13. Oxytocin and Maternal Behavior / Thomas R. Insel -- 14. Neurochemical Changes Accompanying Parturition and their Significance for Maternal Behavior / E. Barry Keverne, and K.M. Kendrick -- 15. Motherhood Modifies Magnocellular Neuronal Interrelationships in Functionally Meaningful Ways / Barbara K. Modney, and Glen I. Hatton -- 16. Role of Neurogenic Stimuli and Milk Production in the Regulation of Prolactin Secretion During Lactation / C.E. Grosvenor, G.V. Shah, and W.R. Crowley -- PART IV : Biobehavioral Correlates of Parenting -- 17. Prenatal and Postnatal Influences upon Parental Behavior in Rodents / Craig H. Kinsley -- 18. Parental Behavior in Juvenile Rats : Environmental and Biological Determinants / Susan A. Brunelli, and Myron A. Hofer -- 19. The Role of Mother-Young Contact in Maternal Care / M. Leon [and others] -- 20. Functional Organization of Dyadic and Triadic Parent-Offspring Systems / Jeffrey R. Alberts, and David J. Gubernick -- 21. Parent-Offspring Recognition in Mammals : A Proximate and Ultimate Perspective / Warren G. Holmes -- 22. Male Parental Behavior in Humans and Nonhuman Primates / M.W. Yogman -- PART V : Future Directions in Research on Mammalian Parenting
Summary:
Parenting is one of the most important characteristics defining features of mammals. Recent research has begun to elucidate the biological bases of this behavioral repertoire. The present book brings together the interdisciplinary research of an outstanding group of scientists who present their state-of-the-art findings on the biochemical, neurobiological and behavioral factors that help to regulate parenting in a variety of animals including humans. Among the topics explored are evolutionary theories, brain sexual dimorphisms, endocrine regulation, sensory cue, and experimental factors that are coregulated with the onset of parenting behaviors during pregnancy and at parturition. This in-depth volume includes over 125 illustrations to complement the text, and will be an ideal guide for developmental psychologists, psychobiologists, neuroscientists, clinicians, and all scientists interested in behavioral biology
