Behavioral endocrinology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Becker, Jill B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2002]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Introduction
  • 1. Introduction to behavioral endocrinology
  • 2. Molecular approaches to behavioral neuroendocrinology
  • 3. Sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior
  • Pt. II. Hormones and reproductive behaviors
  • 4. Neuroendocrinology of sexual behavior in the female
  • 5. Neuroendocrinology of sexual behavior in the male
  • 6. Hormonal influences of human sexual behavior
  • 7. Diversity and evolution of hormone-behavior relations in reproductive behavior
  • 8. Hormonal influences on courtship behaviors
  • 9. Hormones and parental behavior
  • Pt. III. Hormones and regulatory functions
  • 10. Neuroendocrine and behavioral influences on the immune system
  • 11. Endocrinology of the stress-response
  • 12. Hormones and biological rhythms
  • Pt. IV. Hormonal influences on sensorimotor function
  • 13. Hormonal influences on sensorimotor function
  • 14. Hormones and cognition in nonhuman animals
  • 15. Sex differences in human brain and cognition: the influence of sex steroids in early and adult life
  • Pt. V. Reciprocal regulation of hormones and behavior
  • 16. Hormonal regulation of ingestive behaviors
  • 17. Invertebrate systems for the study of hormone brain-behavior relationships
  • 18. Environmental factors influencing hormone secretion.