Connecting prosocial behavior to improved physical health: Contributions from the neurobiology of parenting

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-17

  Brown, Stephanie L ^a,b   Brown, R Michael ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Bonding; Caregiving; Evolution; Health; Helping; Neuropeptide; Neuroscience; Oxytocin; Progesterone; Prosocial behavior; Stress

Indexed keywords

NEUROHORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

BRAIN REGION; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NEEDS; SOCIAL STRESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTIVATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PARENTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84928710940     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.04.004     Document Type: Review

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