Oxytocin (Oxt) is a nonapeptide hormone best known for its role in lactation and parturition.
Since 1906 when its uterine-contracting properties were described until 50 years later when�…

Parenting behavior critically shapes human infants' current and future behavior. The parent–
infant relationship provides infants with their first social experiences, forming templates of�…

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary�…

Since Dr. Brizendine wrote The Female Brain ten years ago, the response has been
overwhelming. This New York Times bestseller has been translated into more than thirty�…

A relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication Close Encounters:
Communication in Relationships, Fifth Edition helps students better understand their�…

Quality of mothering relies on the integrity of multiple physiological and behavioral systems
and on two maternal factors, one proximal and one distal, that have a great impact on how a�…

The current review aims to unify existing views of altruism through an examination of the
biological bases of a fundamental form of giving: altruistic responding. Altruistic responding�…

Social relationships are essential for maintaining human mental health, yet little is known
about the brain mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of social bonds�…

The study of prosocial behavior—altruism, cooperation, trust, and the related moral emotions—
has matured enough to produce general scholarly consensus that prosociality is�…

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional
conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality. Though conventional�…