The moral molecule
Subtitle: the source of love and prosperity
By: Paul Zak
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780525952817
Subjects: Social psychology; Oxycodone; Human behavior
Description: A founding neuroeconomics researcher identifies the role of oxytocin in shaping human behavior and relationships, tracing his work throughout the world to explain what his findings reveal about the origins of basic human qualities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The trust game : from short cons to the wealth of nations; title: Lobsters in love : the evolution of trust; title: Feeling oxytocin : the circuit that brings us home; title: Bad boys : the complications of gender; title: The disconnected : victims of abuse, bad genes, and bad ideas; title: Where sex touches religion : stepping outside the self; title: Moral markets : liquid trust and why greed isn't good; title: A long and happy life : mimes creating bottom-up democracy.