Psychobiology of Behavioral Development

Ronald Gandelman, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University. His research focuses on the influence of hormones on behavioral development.

Gandelman neatly combines the historical beginnings of the topics he discusses with the most recent findings to demonstrate how particular research interests have developed ... the book should be accessible to those with introductory levels of psychology or biology ... I am pleased that, at last, a textbook covering 'Developmental Psychobiology' has been produced ... the book is very good and suitable not only for undergraduates but also for postgraduate students and as a valuable resource for researchers in the field. I recommend the book, most strongly, to all those involved in the teaching, and researching, of Developmental Psychobiology. Peter G. Hepper, The Queen's University of Belfast, Animal Behaviour, 48, 4, 1994

• 1. Origin and function of embryonic behavior ; 2. Early modification of behavioral development ; 3. Hormones ; 4. Some threats to development ; 5. Postnatal maternal influences ; 6. Early stimulation ; 7. Play ; 8. Learning and memory ; 9. Transitions: Weaning and puberty ; Index