| Preface | 5 |
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| Social Bonding, a Product of Evolution: an Introduction to the Volume | 5 |
| References | 7 |
| Table of Contents | 9 |
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| List of Contributors | 11 |
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| Modules, Minds and Morality | 13 |
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| Summary | 13 |
| Human Faces: An Illustrative Example of Domain Specificity | 14 |
| The Ingredients of a Language Faculty | 15 |
| The Ingredients of a Moral Faculty | 17 |
| Folk Mental States | 17 |
| Emotional Processing | 18 |
| Moral Specificity | 20 |
| References | 20 |
| Brain Mechanisms Theoretically Underlying Extremes of Social Behaviors: The Best and the Worst | 25 |
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| Summary | 25 |
| Introduction | 25 |
| Implications of Loss of Social Information in Cortical Circuits | 25 |
| CNS Arousal Mechanisms Leading to Social Anxiety Leading to Autism | 27 |
| Outlook | 33 |
| References | 33 |
| Serotonergic Modulation of Sex and Aggression | 39 |
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| Summary | 39 |
| Introduction to the Serotonergic System and 5-HT Receptors | 39 |
| 5-HT and Aggression: Is 5-HT Inhibitory in Aggression? | 40 |
| 5-HT and Sexual Behavior | 46 |
| Are the Serotonergic Systems Involved in Aggressive and Sexual Behavior ( Dis) similar? | 51 |
| References | 52 |
| The Effect of Neuropeptides on Human Trust and Altruism: A Neuroeconomic Perspective | 59 |
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| Summary | 59 |
| Neuroeconomic Tools for Studying Social Preferences and Trust | 60 |
| The Impact of Oxytocin on Human Trust | 62 |
| The Impact of OT on Generosity | 63 |
| The Impact of OT on Beliefs About the Trustees’ Trustworthiness | 65 |
| Does OT Reduce Betrayal Aversion? | 65 |
| Which Brain CircuitryMight Mediate OT’s Effect on Trust? | 66 |
| Concluding Remarks | 66 |
| References | 67 |
| Molecular Neurobiology of the Social Brain | 69 |
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| Summary | 69 |
| Introduction | 69 |
| Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Social Neuropeptides | 70 |
| Neuropeptide Regulation of Social Bonding in Monogamous Rodents | 70 |
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