For centuries, researchers have argued over the foundations of human behavior in society. Anthropologists point to transitions from hunter/gathers to urban dwellers leading to human domestication. Developmental psychologists highlight social competences in babies. Neuroscientists focus on specific genetic and neurochemical mechanisms that attribute to social behavior. Origins of Human Socialization introduces a new concept on the origins of a basic human instinct. This book combines the three disciplinary approaches: neuroscience, paleoanthropology, and developmental psychology as an intertwined foundation for prosocial behavior. It argues that humans have the basic brain mechanisms for prosocial activity, offering new insights into more sophisticated social behavior. This book also examines both visual and auditory systems in both humans and animals to explain the evolution of social interactions. Written by world renowned researcher, Dr. Donald Pfaff, this book is the first to explore why we have the basic social instinct, and how it works. Introduces recent discoveries regarding genes and association with brain growthOutlines the fundamentals of brain circuitry underlying social behaviorExplains the connection between loneliness and reduced anti-inflammatory responsesReviews how gene expression encourages various forms of social behavior INDICE: 1. Evolution 2. Babies on Social Trajectories 3. Brains of Humans and Other Vertebrates 4. Elemental Social Behaviors 5. Evolutionary Add-Ons: Visual Social Signals 6. Evolutionary Add-Ons: Auditory Social Signals 7. Psychological approaches 8. Human social behavior at its best 9. Social avoidance 10. Social loss 11. Genetics and epigenetics 12. Overview and outlook
- ISBN: 978-0-323-85861-8
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 282
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2020
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés