内容简介
Thisisthefirstbooktouncoverthedeephistoricalandbiochemicalrootsofourconnectionwithanimals,andtheirswithus.Fromearlyinfancy,allhumanbeingsaredrawntoanimals."MadeforEachOther"revealsbothsidesofthisdeepmutualconnectionandthewayithasevolvedsinceprehistorictimes.Drawingonthefascinatingworkofscientistsinmanyfields,fromneurosciencetozoologyandanthropology,aswellasherowninvestigations,MegOlmertshowstherootsofthisage-oldbond,anditsimportancetoourwell-being.
作者简介
MegDaleyOlmerthasproducedandwrittenculturalandhistoricaldocumentariesforEmmyAwardseriessuchasSmithsonianWorld,NationalGeographicExplorer,TheDiscoveryChannelSpecials,andPBS'TheLivingEdens.In1992whiledevelopingaseriesonthenatureofthehuman/animalbond,shewasaskedtojoinaresearchteamstudyingtheneurobiologyofsocialbondingheadedbyDr.CarolSueCarteroftheUniversityofMarylandandDr.KerstinUvnas-MobergoftheKarolinskaInstituteinStockholm.Despiteherlackofformalscientifictraining,shemadeoriginalandsignificantcontributionsandherpartnershipinthisscientificendeavorinspiredthisbook.SheLivesinMarylandwithherhusband.