The social neuroscience of human-animal interaction

"Our relationships with animals, as anyone with a beloved dog or cat knows, can be among the most significant in our lives. But why are we so attached to our pets? What kind of health, developmental, and psychological effects do animals have on us? And what practical benefits--for animals and h...

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Other Authors: Freund, Lisa S.,, McCune, Sandra, 1963-, Esposito, Layla,, Gee, Nancy R.,, McCardle, Peggy D.,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2016]
Physical Description: x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /
  • Nancy R. Gee, Layla Esposito, Sandra McCune, Lisa S. Freund, and Peggy McCardle
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.