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Adaptation and Well-Being: Social Allostasis
Schulkin, Jay (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
Adaptation and Well-Being: Social Allostasis
Schulkin, Jay (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
Exploring the behavioral neuroscience of social attachment, this book considers the evolution of social contact and its biological importance for human well-being. Through chapters on evolutionary aspects, chemical messengers and social neuroendocrinology, it demonstrates the complex physiological and endocrine systems that underlie behavioral adaptations.
212 pages, 51 b/w illus. 22 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 14, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780521509923 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 212 |
Dimensions | 157 × 235 × 18 mm · 509 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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