Neurobiology of social attachments

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 173-182

  Coria Avila, Genaro A ^a   Manzo, Jorge ^a   Garcia, Luis I ^a   Carrillo, Porfirio ^a   Miquel, Marta ^b   Pfaus, James G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bonding; Dopamine; Learning; Love; Oxytocin; Partner preference; Sex

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; BIRTH; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CORTICAL AMYGDALA; FEAR; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR TRANSLOCATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROFEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL RECOGNITION TEST; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRIA TERMINALIS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; NERVE TRACT; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84899863704     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.04.004     Document Type: Review

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