The Physiological Mechanisms of Motivation

Herausgegeben:Pfaff, D. W.

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Produktbeschreibung

To scientists engaged in research on the cellular mechanisms in the mammalian brain, concepts of "motivation" seem to be a logical neces sity, even if they are not fashionable. Immersed in the detailed, time consuming research required to deal with mammalian nerve cells, we usually pay scant attention to the more global brain -behavior questions that have arisen from decades of biological and psychological studies. We felt it was time to confront these issues-namely, how far has neuro biological investigation come in uncovering mechanisms by which moti vational signals influence behavior? At Rockefeller University, we have recently held a course on this subject. We restricted our treatment to those motivational systems most tractable to physiological approaches, and invited scientists skilled in both behavioral issues and physiological techniques to participate. This volume results from that course. The deans and administration at Rockefeller University provided much help in planning the course, and the staff of Springer-Verlag assisted in planning the book. Gabriele Zummer helped organize both the course and the processing of book chapters. They all deserve our thanks. December 1981 Donald W. Pfaff Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior Rockefeller University Contents Part One: Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1 Donald W. Pfaff Motivational Concepts: Definitions and Distinctions . . . . . . . . . . 3 Motivation: A Brief Review of Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Reinforcement, Reward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 13 Incentive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Arousal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Emotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Motivation Is a Unitary Behavioral Concept with Multiple Neurophysiological Mechanisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapter 2 Alan N.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4612-5694-6
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 750g
• ISBN-13: 9781461256946
• ISBN-10: 1461256941
• Artikelnr.: 39506845

Inhaltsangabe

One: Concepts.- 1 Motivational Concepts: Definitions and Distinctions.- 2 Instinct and Motivation as Explanations for Complex Behavior.- Two: Hunger and Thirst.- 3 Taste: A Model of Incentive Motivation.- 4 Brain-Stem Control of Ingestive Behavior.- 5 Satiety and the Problem of Motivation.- 6 Physiological and Behavioral Basis of Human Obesity.- 7 The Physiology of Thirst.- Three: Thermal, Maternal, and Sexual Motivation.- 8 Are There Similarities Between Thermoregulation and Sexual Behavior?.- 9 Hormonal and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Maternal Behavior in the Rat.- 10 Neurobiological Mechanisms of Sexual Motivation.- Four: Approach vs. Avoidance in Motivation and Emotion.- 11 The Opponent Processes in Acquired Motivation.- 12 Brain-Stimulated Reward and Control of Autonomic Function: Are They Related?.- 13 Brain Mechanisms in Hedonic Processes.- 14 Motivation and Psychological Stress.- 15 A Physiological and Psychological Analysis of Pain: A Potential Model of Motivation.