Research Catalog

Title

Drive : neurobiological and molecular mechanisms of sexual motivation / Donald W. Pfaff.

Author

Pfaff, Donald W., 1939-

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1999.

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Details

Description

xvi, 312 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.

Series Statement

Cellular and molecular neuroscience

Uniform Title

Cellular and molecular neuroscience series.

Subject

• Sex (Biology)
• Sexual excitement
• Neuropsychology
• Neuroendocrinology
• Gonadal Steroid Hormones > physiology
• Sexual Behavior > physiology
• Sexual Behavior, Animal > physiology
• Gonadal Steroid Hormones > genetics
• Neurobiology

Note

• "A Bradford book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includesbibliographical references and index.

Contents

• I. Introduction: Features of Drive. 1. Questions and Arguments. A. Neuroanatomy of Drive. B. Genes in the Nervous System Controlling Behavior. C. Biological Axioms: A Harmony of Mechanisms Satisfy Biological Requirements. D. Libido: Humans as Animals. E. More Global Effects of Hormones on Behavior. F. Summary. 2. Slaves of Love? A. Hierarchies of Drive. B. Summary -- II. Findings and Proofs. 3. Tropisms. A. Jacques Loeb's Tropisms. B. Scorpions. C. Flies. D. Fish. E. Summary. 4. The Concept of Drive. A. Logical Need for Motivational Concepts. B. Criteria for Proof (Illustrated). C. Two-Component Theory of Drive. D. Summary. 5. Hormone-Controlled Drives. A. Sex Hormone Effects in Animals and Humans. B. Principles of Hormone Actions on Behavior. C. Hormone-Sensitive Neurons in the Brains of Vertebrates. D. Sex Differences. E. Summary. 6. Neural Explanation of Hormone-Controlled Drive. A. A Neural Circuit for a Mammalian Mating Behavior.
• B. Orchestration of External and Internal Influences on Biologically Appropriate Reproduction, Using the Circuit. C. Environmental Limitations on the Circuit that Satisfy Biological Axioms. D. Smell. E. Summary. 7. Genetic Influences on Hormone-Controlled Drive. A. Sex Hormone Effects on Genes in the Brain. B. Influences of Genes on Behavior. C. Sex Differences as Examples of Genetic Effects. D. Summary. 8. Libido. A. Freud and Libido. B. Can Studies of Libido Help to Approach One Component of the Mind-Body Problem? C. Biological Domains Related to Libido and Conserved from Animal Brains to Human Brains and Behavior. D. Summary. 9. From Molecular and Neural Fact to Behavioral Explanation. A. Drive, Motivation. B. Mechanisms. C. Genes. D. Symphony. E. Libido -- III. Beyond Sex: Global Actions of Hormones on Brain. 10. Affiliation versus Aggression: Oxytocin versus Vasopression. A. Physiology. B. Molecular Biology.
• C. Comparisons to Another Neuropeptide: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone. D. Different Neuroanatomical Systems for Different Drives. E. Summary. 11. Reproductive Hormones, Neuronal Growth, and Cognition. A. Estrogen-Stimulated Growth of Nerve Cells. B. Hormones and Neuronal Repair. C. Implications for Cognitive Functions. D. Hormone Effects on Mood and Anxiety. E. Summary. 12. Reflection.

ISBN

• 0262161842 (hc : alk. paper)
• 0262661470 (pb : alk. paper)
• 0262161842 (hc.)

LCCN

98043055

OCLC

• 39811638
• ocm39811638
• SCSB-4787649

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries