Publisher's Synopsis
Fear is thought to be the emotion aroused when defensive reactions are elicited. There has been a recent rekindling of interest in the detailed analysis of fear and defence. This volume topically looks at these phenomena in a range of organisms (from octopus to man), considering predator prey interactions and behaviour seen between members of the same species. Specialist authors from a variety of disciplines and several countries examine the roles of genes, neural circuits, neurochemicals, drugs and hormones in such phenomena as well as the functions of revealed behaviour.;The roles of such responses in human mental disease and in everyday life are considered. The book is of interest to ethologists, behavioural pharmacologists, psychologists and psychiatrists. It is aimed at both researchers and working professional personnel. However, undergraduates studying behaviour should find it stimulating reading.
