PSY 450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Striatum, Schadenfreude, Paternal Care

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 450
• Professor: Pranjal Mehta

Document Summary

Parental care any (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior that (cid:272)ontri(cid:271)utes to the offspring"s (cid:272)are after (cid:271)irth. Is important to help offspring develop enough to produce offspring of their own. From birth mothers actively provide care to their offspring to ensure their survival and healthy development. Paternal care is common in birds, but not as common in mammals. The challenge hypothesis proposes a trade off between reproductive competition and paternal (cid:272)are. T le(cid:448)els positi(cid:448)ely related to (cid:862)(cid:272)hallenge(cid:863) and negati(cid:448)ely related to (cid:862)trade-off(cid:863) Newer study (edelstein, 2014) low t concentrations related to higher relationship satisfaction. Oxytocin and social behavior: a tale of two voles: prarie voles: monogamous, mate for life, male parenting exists, montane voles promiscuous, solitary, indifferent to offspring. There was no difference in oxytocin levels but huge difference in oxytocin receptors. More receptors on prelimbic cortex, bed nucleus of the striatum terminalis (bnst) The trust game: player 1 has an endowment (e. g. ) which they can give some amount (x) to player 2.