Mammals - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tool use and physical cognition in birds and mammals.

24 Mar 2009 In the wild, chimpanzees are the most prolific and proficient tool users, yet their understanding of tools in the laboratory is surprisingly poor. Although this apparent lack of understanding might be interpreted as a reflection of a general failure ... Read more...

The biopsychology of maternal behavior in nonhuman mammals.

30 Dec 2008 The term "maternal behavior," when applied to nonhuman mammals, includes the behaviors exhibited in preparation for the arrival of newborn, in the care and protection of the newly arrived young, and in the weaning of those young, and represents a ... Read more...

The anxiety disorder spectrum: fear imagery, physiological reactivity, and differential diagnosis.

30 Dec 2008 This review considers recent research assessing psychophysiological reactivity to fear imagery in anxiety disorder patients. As in animal subjects, fear cues prompt in humans a state of defensive motivation in which autonomic and somatic survival ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mammals - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Tool use and physical cognition in birds and mammals. 24 Mar 2009
• The biopsychology of maternal behavior in nonhuman mammals. 30 Dec 2008
• The anxiety disorder spectrum: fear imagery, physiological reactivity, and differential diagnosis. 30 Dec 2008
• Oxytocin, vasopressin and sociality. 30 Dec 2007
• Karen McComb. 21 Oct 2007
• Evolution of marine mammals: back to the sea after 300 million years. 30 May 2007
• Synaptic plasticity and the neurobiology of learning and memory. 30 Dec 2006
• The continuing quest to comprehend genomic imprinting. 30 Dec 2005
• Mechanisms of activation of maternal behaviour in mammals. 29 Apr 2005
• Organization of a primitive memory: olfaction. 23 Oct 2004
• The evolution of learning. 29 Apr 2004
• A study of prey-predator relations for mammals. 19 Jul 2003
• Relationship between number of muscles, behavioral repertoire size, and encephalization in mammals. 19 Jan 2003
• Mammalian play: training for the unexpected. 30 May 2001
• Do big-brained animals play more? Comparative analyses of play and relative brain size in mammals. 27 Feb 2001
• Behavioral neuroscience: challenges for the era of molecular biology. 29 Sep 2000
• Offers explanation for gender differences. 30 Jul 2000
• Comparative analyses of the role of postnatal development on the expression of play fighting. 28 Feb 2000
• Role for dopamine in the behavioral functions of the prefrontal corticostriatal system: implications for mental disorders and psychotropic drug action. 30 Dec 1999
• Hormones associated with non-maternal infant care: a review of mammalian and avian studies. 30 Dec 1999

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Technical information about 'Mammals'

Definition: Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young.

Descriptor UI: D008322

Alternative terms: Mammals; Mammal; Mammalia;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.649;

Technical Notes: avoid: too general: prefer specifics