Motivation and Desire : A New Way to Think About Why We do Everything and its Basis in Neuroscience /

Some of our time is spent eating and drinking and some is spent on matters regarding reproduction. Some of us seek fame or recognition while others seek satisfaction internally, with little need for recognition. Some people study for success in a profession, while others might study rocks, birds, or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Freed, William J. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:	Psychology. Cognitive psychology. Motivation (Psychology) in children. Neuropsychology. Psychobiology. Behavioral Sciences and Psychology. Cognitive Psychology. Motivation. Biological Psychology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
PART I: A Classification Scheme for Motivation
Chapter 1: Reward, Punishment, Desire, Pleasure, and Terminology
Chapter 2: A Classification Scheme
Chapter 3: Type A Motivation: Biological Needs
Chapter 4: Type B or Social Motivation
Chapter 5: Type C Motivation: Growth and Development of Cerebral Organization
Chapter 6: Long-Term Executive Function
Chapter 7: Relevant Concepts from Motivational Psychology
Chapter 8: Altruism
Chapter 9: Are Different People Motivated Differently?
PART II: Brain Mechanisms and Disorders
Chapter 10: Biology of motivation, dopamine, and brain circuits that mediate pleasure
Chapter 11: What Electrical Stimulation of the Brain Tells Us About Motivation
Chapter 12: How the Brain Signals Reward
Chapter 13: Type C Motivation in Rats
Chapter 14: Type C Motivation in Humans
Chapter 15: Brain Mechanisms Related to Social and Reproductive Behavior
Chapter 16: Parkinson's Disease
Chapter 17: Addiction
Chapter 18: Depression and Other Forms of Mental Illness
Chapter 19: Conclusions.