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The neurobiology of attachment

Insel, Thomas R., Young, Larry J.·2001·Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Abstract

It is difficult to think of any behavioural process that is more intrinsically important to us than attachment. Feeding, sleeping and locomotion are all necessary for survival, but humans are, as Baruch Spinoza famously noted, "a social animal" and it is our social attachments that we live for. Over the past decade, studies in a range of vertebrates, including humans, have begun to address the neural basis of attachment at a molecular, cellular and systems level. This review describes some of the important insights from this work.

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Authors
Insel, T. R., & Young, L. J.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Insel, Thomas R.
Venue
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Published
2001-02
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
129-136
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W2165266294
Cited by
1,173
References
93
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Institute of Mental Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
attachment, neurobiology of attachment, social attachment, social behavior, cellular and molecular mechanisms, neural systems
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Female, Humans, Learning, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Object Attachment, Oxytocin, Smell

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