
This book examines the biological, especially the neural, substrates of affiliation and related social behaviors. Affiliation refers to social behaviors that bring individuals closer together. This includes such associations as attachment, parent-offspring interactions, pair-bonding,...


This volume addresses the under-studied subject of the neurobiological aspects of social behaviour. It aims to understand the biological processes that regulate social organization and social bonds, and provides an interdisciplinary exchange of new ideas about the evolutionary...