Behavioral Endocrinology: Integrating Mind and Body

The nervous system and the endocrine system interact to integrate behavior and physiology. Hormones play an important role in this interaction, particularly steroid hormones. Other molecules, notably oxytocin, can serve both as hormones in the soma and neuromodulators in the central nervous system....

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Published in:Evolutionary studies in imaginative culture 2020-12, Vol.4 (2), p.97-110
Main Author: Ellison, Peter T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
behavior
behavioral endocrinology
hormones
oxytocin
reproductive ecology
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social behavior
social relationships
steroids
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Summary:The nervous system and the endocrine system interact to integrate behavior and physiology. Hormones play an important role in this interaction, particularly steroid hormones. Other molecules, notably oxytocin, can serve both as hormones in the soma and neuromodulators in the central nervous system. Understanding the influence of the endocrine system on human behavior, both individual and social, has been a primary focus of behavioral endocrinology for many decades, though technical and methodological challenges have been formidable. The recent enthusiasm for enzyme-linked immunoassay kits for measuring steroid hormones in saliva has been found to be largely unsound, for example. Despite these difficulties, advances in many areas have been made and new areas, such as the endocrinology of paternal behavior and the role of oxytocin in social interactions, have emerged. Reproductive ecology provides a theoretical framework for integrating the diverse content of human behavioral ecology.
ISSN:2472-9884
2472-9876
2472-9876
DOI:10.26613/esic.4.2.192