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Book SynopsisThis book features an international and cross-disciplinary group of authors who seek to understand humananimal interaction (HAI) by applying research in the neurobiology and genetics that underlie human social functioning.
Trade Review“This is a nice supplement for a neuroscience elective course or informative reading for the animal lover.” —PsycCRITIQUES®
Table of ContentsContributors
Introduction
Nancy R. Gee, Layla Esposito, Sandra McCune, Lisa S. Freund, and Peggy McCardle
I. Cognition: Setting the Stage for Deeper Social Neuroscience
- What Do Infants Know About Cats, Dogs, and People? Development of a "Like-People" Representation for Nonhuman Animals
Paul C. Quinn
- Visual Attention and Facial Identification in Human and Nonhuman Animals
Kun Guo
- Human–Animal Interaction and the Development of Executive Functions
Daphne S. Ling, Melissa Kelly, and Adele Diamond
- Integrative Commentary I: Do Companion Animals Support Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Development of Children?
Kurt Kotrschal
II. Neurobiology: Applying Neuroscience to Human–Animal Interaction
- Neural Mechanisms Underlying Human–Animal Interaction: An Evolutionary Perspective
C. Sue Carter and Stephen W. Porges
- Affiliation in Human–Animal Interaction
Andrea Beetz and Karen Bales
- The Social Regulation of Neural Threat Responding
Casey Brown and James A. Coan
- Understanding Empathy and Psychopathy Through Cognitive and Social Neuroscience
Leah M. Lozier, Kristin M. Brethel-Haurwitz, and Abigail A. Marsh
- Integrative Commentary II: Shared Neurobiological Mechanisms and Social Interactions in Human–Animal Interaction
Lisa S. Freund
III. Science and Research Considerations
- Genetic Components of Companion Animal Behavior
Paul Jones and Sandra McCune
- Advancing the Social Neuroscience of Human–Animal Interaction: The Role of Salivary Bioscience
Nancy A. Dreschel and Douglas A. Granger
- From the Dog's Perspective: Welfare Implications of HAI Research and Practice
Nancy R. Gee, Karyl J. Hurley, and John M. Rawlings
- Integrative Commentary III: A Primer in Three Areas Key to Future Research
Peggy McCardle
IV. Conclusion
- Final Commentary: Sociality, Therapy, and Mechanisms of Action
Nathan A. Fox
- Future Research: Needs and Promise
Layla Esposito, Nancy R. Gee, Lisa S. Freund, Sandra McCune, and Peggy McCardle
Index
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