Neurobiology of the parental brain /

This book presents cutting edge research on the basic neurobiology of parental behavior as it relates to behavioral disorders, including postpartum depression, anxiety, and inadequate parental bonding to infants. Internationally recognized basic and clinical researchers present new research findings...

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Main Authors: Bridges, Robert S
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Academic,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; London :
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123742858
Summary: This book presents cutting edge research on the basic neurobiology of parental behavior as it relates to behavioral disorders, including postpartum depression, anxiety, and inadequate parental bonding to infants. Internationally recognized basic and clinical researchers present new research findings in humans and animals that elucidate the roles of the brain, physiological state, genes and environment in maternal and paternal care. By bridging the gap between basic and clinical research, new understandings of how the biology of the brain and the reproductive state of the parent impact their
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 550 pages, [12] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780123742858
0123742854
9780080559575
0080559573
Index Number: QL762
CLC: Q958.12
Contents: Parental Brain Conference? June 7-10, 2007 -- Preliminary Program -- June 7, 2007 -- Keynote Lecture? David R. Rubinow, MD,? Assad Meymandi Professor & Chair of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC --?Mood Disorders of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period? -- June 8, 2007 -- Symposium 1 -- Neural Systems & Maternal Behavior -- I -- Michael Numan, PhD, Department of Psychology, Boston College --?Hypothalamic Interaction with the Mesolimbic Dopamine System Regulates Maternal Responsiveness? -- Joan I. Morrell, PhD, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neur