Main description:

Originally published in 1985, Hormones and Human Behaviour provides an account of knowledge concerning the influence of hormones on human behaviour, largely from a physiological point of view. The topics covered include the control of eating, drinking, sexual behaviour, emotional behaviour, learning and memory, as well as the ways in which psychiatric states may affect these activities, and in which hormones may alter mental function. Thus the book will be of interest to those working in the behavioural sciences and psychiatry, as well as to those studying for specialist qualifications in psychological medicine.

Contents:

Preface; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. The pituitary gland and behaviour: the neurohypophysis; 3. The anterior pituitary gland and behaviour; 4. Neurotransmitters and endocrine function; 5. Cellular mechanisms of hormone action; 6. Patterns in hormone secretion; 7. Hormones and brain development; 8. Hormones and male sexual behaviour; 9. Hormones and aggression; 10. Hormones and the control of food intake; 11. Hormones and emotion; 12. Hormones and learning and memory; 13. What next?; References; Index.