Progress in Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology: Volume 13 provides continuing information and a cumulative archive in physiological psychology through papers contributed by experts from related fields. The text covers topics such as the weaning from milk of infants; the effect of tachykinins on the regulation of body fluids; the brain mechanisms of aggression by electrical and chemical stimulation; and the behavioral and cardiovascular components of the defense reaction. Also covered are topics such as the behavioral neurobiology of circadian pacemakers, as well as the mechanisms of brain-stimulation reward. The book is recommended for medical doctors and psychologists who would like to know more about studies in the field of psychobiology and physiological psychology.

ContributorsPrefaceContents of Recent VolumesMemories of Mammaries: Adaptations to Weaning from Milk I. Introduction II. Reducing the Liking for Milk III. Adaptations for Discovering Alternatives to Milk IV. Milk as a Food for Humans V. Conclusions References Note Added in ProofTachykinins and Body Fluid Regulation I. Introduction II. Water Intake Inhibition III. Vasopressin Release and Urine Flow Inhibition IV. Salt Intake Inhibition V. Role of Brain TCKs in the Control of Water Intake and of Salt Appetite in the Rat VI. Phylogenetic Distribution of the Effects of TCKs on Ingestive Behavior VII. Conclusions ReferencesBrain Mechanisms of Aggression as Revealed by Electrical and Chemical Stimulation: Suggestion of a Central Role for the Midbrain Periaqueductal Grey Region I. Introduction II. Threat Display and Attack Elicited by Electrical Brain Stimulation III. Neural Representation of the Defense Reaction IV. Behavioral Components of the Defense Reaction: Electrical Stimulation and Ablation Studies V. Cardiovascular Components of the Defense Reaction: The Naturally Evoked Pattern of Response VI. Cardiovascular Components of the Defense Reaction: Electrical Stimulation and Ablation Studies VII. Behavioral Components of the Defense Reaction: Chemical Stimulation Studies VIII. Cardiovascular Components of the Defense Reaction: Chemical Stimulation Studies IX. Anatomy of Midbrain Neurons Mediating the Defense Reaction X. Role of the Midbrain PAG as a Neural Center Coordinating the Defense Reaction ReferencesBehavioral Neurobiology of Circadian Pacemakers: A Comparative Perspective I. Introduction II. Localization of Circadian Pacemakers III. Bilateral Organization of Circadian Pacemakers IV. Secondary Oscillators for Behavioral Activity V. Multiple Pacemaker Entrainment Pathways VI. Summary and Conclusions ReferencesMechanisms of Brain-Stimulation Reward I. Introduction II. History III. Double-Pulse Stimulation IV. Myelinated Axons Mediating MFB Self-Stimulation V. Dopamine Cells and Reward VI. Other Self-Stimulation Systems VII. Remaining Problems ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index