The psychobiology of early attachment

Clinical Neuroscience Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 291-300

  Hofer, Myron A ^a  

^a Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bond; Early experience; Gene regulation; Learning; Maternal behavior; Separation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

EID: 19944375482     PISSN: 15662772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnr.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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