Adaptation and well-being
social allostasis
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Author
Publication
2011 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
51,000 words, Guess
Page Count
204 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveadaptationwellbe0000schu
- ISBN-139780521509923
- ISBN-100521509920
- Library of Congress Control Number2011002439
- OCLC Control Number665137578
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780521509923
- Open LibraryOL24826912M
Classifications
- DDC612/.022
- LCCQP356.45 .S377 2011
Description
"Recently, an interest in our understanding of well-being within the context of competition and cooperation has re-emerged within the biological and neural sciences. Given that we are social animals, our well-being is tightly linked to interactions with others. Pro-social behavior establishes and sustains human contact, contributing to well-being. Adaptation and Well-Being is about the evolution and biological importance of social contact. Social sensibility is an essential feature of our central nervous systems, and what have evolved are elaborate behavioral ways in which to sustain and maintain the physiological and endocrine systems that underlie behavioral adaptations. Writing for his fellow academics, and with chapters on evolutionary aspects, chemical messengers and social neuroendocrinology among others, Jay Schulkin explores this fascinating field of behavioral neuroscience"--
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