| Hormones and Behaviour: A Psychological Approach Contributor(s): Neave, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511808208 ISBN-13: 9780511808203 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $494.00 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Applied Psychology |
| Dewey: 156 |
| Physical Information: 1 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent advances in non-invasive sampling techniques have led to an increase in the study of hormones and behaviour. Behaviour is complex but can be explained to a large degree by interactions between various psychological and physiological components, such as the interplay between hormonal and psychological systems. This new textbook from Nick Neave offers a detailed introduction to the fascinating science of behavioural endocrinology from a psychological perspective, examining the relationships between hormones and behaviour in both humans and animals. Neave explains the endocrine system and the ways in which hormones can influence brain structure and function, and presents a series of examples to demonstrate how hormones can influence specific behaviours, including sexual determination and differentiation, neurological differentiation, parental behaviours, aggressive behaviours and cognition. This introductory textbook will appeal to second and third year social science undergraduate students in psychology and biomedicine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neave, Nick: - Nick Neave is Reader in Psychology at Northumbria University. |