The Biology of Human Communication

by Floyd, Kory; Haynes, Mark T; Mikkelson, Alan C

• ISBN13: 9781426626760
• ISBN10: 1426626762
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-02
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This book focuses on the interplay between communication behavior and the body?s physiological processes. The first half of the text addresses basic anatomy and physiology of some of the body?s major systems, including the brain, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the musculature system. In the second half, specific studies are reviewed that relate physiological processes to various communicative contexts, including love, conflict, sex, stress, emotion, parenting, and relational maintenance. Focus throughout the book is on the interaction between body and behavior: how physiology affects communication, and how communication, in turn, affects physiology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
What Does Biology Have to do with Communication?	p. 3
Determinism and Immutability	p. 5
The Naturalistic Fallacy	p. 6
What about Learning?	p. 8
Taking a Scientific Approach to Studying Communication	p. 10
A Preview of this Book	p. 17
Key Terms	p. 18
The Brain	p. 19
Structure and Function of the Brain	p. 19
The Cerebrum	p. 20
The Diencephalon	p. 21
The Brain Stem	p. 22
The Cerebellum	p. 23
Measuring Brain Activity	p. 24
The Electroencephalogram	p. 24
Positron-Emission Tomography	p. 25
Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 26
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 26
Applications to Human Communication	p. 27
Temperament	p. 27
Hemispheric Dominance	p. 30
Key Terms	p. 34
The Nervous System	p. 36
Structure and Function of the Nervous System	p. 36
Mapping the Body's Nervous System	p. 37
Helping the Nervous System Work	p. 38
Catecholamines	p. 38
Neurons	p. 39
Measuring Autonomic Nervous System Activity	p. 40
Heart Rate	p. 41
Blood Pressure	p. 42
Skin Temperature	p. 43
Galvanic Skin Response	p. 44
Pupil Dilation	p. 45
Applications to Human Communication	p. 46
Applications with Heart Rate	p. 47
Applications with Blood Pressure	p. 48
Applications with Skin Temperature	p. 49
Applications with Galvanic Skin Response	p. 50
Applications with Pupillometry	p. 51
Future Applications	p. 52
Key Terms	p. 53
The Endocrine System	p. 54
Structure and Function of the Endocrine System	p. 54
Major Glands of the Endocrine System	p. 55
Measuring Endocrine System Activity	p. 58
What We Measure About Hormones	p. 58
How Hormones are Measured	p. 60
Collecting Samples	p. 60
Analyzing Samples	p. 62
Applications to Human Communication	p. 63
Cortisol	p. 63
Testosterone	p. 65
Oxytocin	p. 67
Dopamine	p. 68
Endogenous Opioids	p. 69
Future Applications	p. 70
Key Terms	p. 70
Facial Musculature	p. 72
Structure and Function of Facial Musculature	p. 72
Measuring Facial Muscle Activity	p. 75
Electromyography	p. 75
Micro-Coding Approaches	p. 76
Macro-Coding Approaches	p. 78
Applications with Facial Emotion Displays	p. 80
Key Terms	p. 82
Love and Sex	p. 83
Dabbs (1997)	p. 84
Carmichael et al. (1987)	p. 88
McIntyre et al. (2006)	p. 91
Roney et al. (2003)	p. 95
Stress	p. 98
Kirschbaum et al. (1995)	p. 99
Light et al. (2000)	p. 103
Heinrichs et al. (2003)	p. 107
Roberts et al. (2004)	p. 111
Conflict and Relational Maintenance	p. 115
Fehm-Wolfsdorf et al. (1999)	p. 116
Kiecolt-Glaser et al. (2003)	p. 120
Denton et al. (2001)	p. 124
Kaiser and Powers (2006)	p. 128
Emotion	p. 131
Turner et al. (1999)	p. 132
Richman et al. (2005	p. 137
Martin et al. (1999)	p. 141
Floyd and Mikkelson (2003)	p. 144
Attraction	p. 149
Thornhill and Gangestad (1999)	p. 150
Pierce et al. (2004)	p. 154
Feinberg et al. (2005)	p. 157
Shackelford and Larsen (1999)	p. 160
Parenting	p. 164
Gray et al. (2002)	p. 165
Storey et al. (2000)	p. 168
Martorell and Bugental (2006)	p. 173
Fleming et al. (1997)	p. 178
About the Authors	p. 182
References	p. 183
Glossary of Terms	p. 194
Author Index	p. 208
Subject Index	p. 215
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