The neurobiology of human social behaviour: An important but neglected topic

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-392

  Young, Simon N ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurobiology; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

AGGRESSION; AUTISM; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GROOMING; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 53349140611     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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