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An integrated perspective on contemporary psychobiological research in aggression / David M. Stoff and Elizabeth J. Susman -- Animal studies on inappropriate aggressive behavior following stress and alcohol exposure in adolescence / Craig F. Ferris -- Touch deprivation and aggression against self among adolescents / Tiffany Field -- Social deprivation, social-emotional behavior, and the plasticity of dopamine function / Paul L. Gendreau and Mark H. Lewis -- Running head: identifying pathways for adjustment / Julia A. Graber, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and Andrea B. Archibald -- Toward an integrative account of the development of aggressive behavior / Kathryn E. Hood -- Life-course persistent and adolescent-limited antisocial males: longitudinal follow-up to adulthood / Terrie E. Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi -- The nteraction of biological and social measures in the explanation of antisocial and violent behavior / Adrian Raine -- How gene-environment interactions shape the development of impulsive aggression in rhesus monkeys / Stephen J. Suomi -- A biocultural life history approach to the developmental psychobiology of male aggression / Carol M. Worhman and Ryan A. Brown -- Intersections of biology and behavior in young children's antisocial patterns: the role of development, gender and socialization / Carolyn Zahn-Waxler & Barbara Usher -- Psychobiology of aggressive behavior: a synthesis and reconsideration / Elizabeth J. Susman and David M. Stoff.

This book is the outgrowth of a memorial conference to honour the scientific contributions of Robert B. Cairns, an internationally recognised interdisciplinary developmental scientist. It is organised around research themes that were an integral part of Dr Cairns' theories and research: neural and developmental plasticity; brain-behaviour bidirectionality; gene-environment interactions. Throughout this book, these themes are linked together by employing animal models and clinical investigations through multiple levels of analysis approach to understanding the origins, development, desistance and prevention of aggression. These studies will add to the compendium of basic knowledge on the developmental psychobiology of aggression and will aid in the ultimate translation of this knowledge to clinical and community settings. This book hopes to foster the legacy of Robert B. Cairns to facilitate the theoretical development and research of a new generation of developmental scientists dedicated to relieving the tragic consequences of aggression on the individual and society.