PPT-Hormones and Behavior Behavior of Animals in response to Hormones

Introduction Hormones are chemical messengers released from endocrine glands that travel through the blood system to influence the nervous system to regulate behaviors such as aggression mating and parenting of individuals. Chapter 5. Learning Objectives. Making Sense of Sex. Aphrodisiacs. Sexual Response and the Brain: Cerebral Sex?. Sex Hormones and Sexual Behavior. Sexual Response . Making Sense of Sex. Making Sense of Sex. Evolutionary Explanations. Sex differences? Psychoneuroendocrinology. Sexual Behaviors. Preferences/behaviors and choices…... Evolutionary explanations. 1871 – evolution of characteristics that give organisms a reproductive advantage. Companion Animals. Companion Animals. Domesticated species. Dogs, cats, rabbits, . rodents, birds. Exotic pet species. Reptiles, amphibians, . small mammals, monkeys, . Wildlife or farm animals. Service animals. Psych 101B: Spring 2013. Memory. The mental capacity to . encode. information, . store. information over time, and . retrieve. the information at a later time. Three major memory states:. Sensory. What is behavior?. Anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in the environment. MIMICRY. A . structural adaptation. that allows one species to . look. like . another. .. A harmless species may resemble a harmful species, so . Can laughing actually improve your health?. Emma . Guidi. Did you feel nervous?. You’re not alone. About 86% of survey takers reported feeling anxious, nervous, or jittery before a performance in front of a large audience.. The brain controls hormone release. Hypothalamic releasing factors. Environmental factors influence hormone secretion. Social. Mating and breastfeeding both stimulate . oxytocin. release in females, allowing for formation of pair bonds with partners and offspring. Why knowing about biology is critical for learning theorists!. Biological boundaries of behavior. Let’s set up a straw man argument:. We present some premises. Show how they are false. But we knew that when we started!. Option E.3. Assessment Statements. E.3.1 Distinguish between . innate. and . learned. . behaviour. .. E.3.2 Design experiments to investigate innate . behaviour. in invertebrates, including either a taxis or a kinesis.. Olafur S Palsson PsyDWilliam E Whitehead PhDOne of the common questions asked by individuals who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome is whether hormones might play a role in causing the problem In pa Memory. The mental capacity to . encode. information, . store. information over time, and . retrieve. the information at a later time. Three major memory states:. Sensory. : Limited only by capacity of sensory system, & lasts ~½ second (. . ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE(ADH) OR VASOPRESSIN. OXYTOCIN. INTRODUCTION. These are hormones of posterior pituitary gland.. The posterior pituitary gland of mammals, including man stores two hormones which are:. hormones: chemicals released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands. Pituitary gland: gland located in the brain that secretes human growth hormone and influences all other hormone-secreting glands (also known as the master gland). o. n. e. s. ?. Pheromones. are natural chemicals produced by some animals that trigger a response in members of the same species. . The response is often a change in behaviour but can also be a change in the animal’s physiology (the way its body is working)..