A.  Introduction / Philosophical / Social

1.     Prescott, J.W. (2004). The Origins of Love. Byronchild Magazine, Australia, Spring 2004. SomatoSensory Affectional Deprivation Syndrome (SSADS), describes a
   complex pattern of depression, violence, and fear created within the
   brain from the lack of affectional bonding between infant and mother and
   deprivation of bodily pleasure.
   http://ttfuture.org/services/bonding/origins_of_love.pdf
   
   
2.     Prescott, J.W. (2002). Evolution of the Sexual/Spiritual Connection: Mother Bonding and Sexual Love. Abridged version published in Spirituality and Sexuality, fall 2002.
   http://www.ttfuture.org/services/bonding/research_01.pdf
   
   
3.     Prescott, J.W. (2002). How Culture Shapes the Developing Brain and the Future of Humanity and what we can do to change it. A brief summary of the research which links brain abnormalities and violence to an absence of nurturing and bonding very early in childhood. 
   http://ttfuture.org/services/bonding/02SpringNLJWP.pdf
   
   
4.     Prescott, J.W. (2002) ‘America's Lost Dream - Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness’. Current Research and Historical Background on the Origins of Love & Violence 
   http://www.ttfuture.org/pdf/members/Prescott_ALD.PDF
   
   
5.     Prescott, J.W.  (1972). Before Ethics and Morality. The Humanist  Nov/Dec  http://www.violence.de/prescott/humanist/ethics.doc  
   
   
6.     Prescott, J.W.  (1979). Alienation of Affection. Psychology Today (December). Reprinted. Truth Seeker. March/April  
    http://www.violence.de/prescott/pt/article.html
   
   
7.     Gambil, L (1985/1989). Can More Touching Lead to Less Violence in Our Society? It probably can if developmental neuropsychologist James W. Prescott’s Pleasure/ Violence Reciprocity Theory is correct. The Human Touch (Jan/Feb). Reprinted: The Truth Seeker, March/April 1989. 
   http://www.ttfuture.org/services/bonding/articles/gambil.htm
   
   
8.     Prescott, J.W. (1989). Ten Principles of Mother-Infant Bonding For Health, Happiness and Harmony. (Revised from Sixteen Principles, Truth Seeker, March/April, 1989)
   http://www.ttfuture.org/prescott/tenprin.html
   
   
9.     Prescott, J.W. (1995). Violence Against Women: Philosophical and Religious Foundations of Gender Morality. New Perspectives, 3/4 1995 (pp. 16-18)  http://www.violence.de/prescott/women/article.html
   
   
10.     Prescott, J.W. (1996). Jailing Mothers Is Always Too-harsh Justice. Lt Ed. New York Times. Aug 21.
     http://www.thewellspring.com/Journal/authors/JWP-NYTimes.html
    
    
11.     Prescott, J.W. (2001). Ending Violence Against Children and Women Worldwide. Committee on the Rights of the Child. U.N. Day of General Discussion. (28 September, Palais Wilson, Geneva). Violence Against Children within the Family and in Schools. 
    http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.28/JPrescott.pdf
    
    
    
    

B.    Genital Mutilation of Children

1.    Prescott, J.W. (1989). Genital Pain vs. Genital Pleasure: Why The One and Not The Other. The Truth Seeker July/August. Pp 14-21  http://www.violence.de/prescott/truthseeker/genpl.html

2.    Prescott, J.W. (1989). Universal Declaration On Circumcision, Excision and Incision.
   The Truth Seeker July/August. 
   http://www.montagunocircpetition.org

3.    Prescott, J.W, Lightfoot-Klein, H. and Milos. M.F. (1992).RESOLUTIONS ON GENITAL MUTILATIONS OF CHILDREN Submitted To: The 1992 Western Regional Conference of Amnesty International, USA, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 14-16   http://www.ttfuture.org/services/bonding/articles/air.htm  

4.    Prescott, J.W. (1997). The Ashley Montagu Resolution to End the Genital Mutilation of Children Worlwide: A Petition to the World Court, the Hague. In. Sexual Mutilations. A Human Tragedy (Denniston, G.C. and Milos, M.F., Eds). Pp.217-220.  http://www.montagunocircpetition.org

5.    Prescott, J.W., Milos, M.F. and Denniston, G.C. (1999). Circumcision: Human Rights and Ethical Medical Practice. The Humanist. May/June.  http://www.nocirc.org/articles/prescott3.html

6.    Flaherty, J. (1978). McFall v Shimp. OPINION. In The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvanian Civil Division No. GD 78-17711. In Equity. Reprinted. The Truth Seeker May/June 1989. (Note: Forcible extraction of body tissue/parts from unconsenting person to benefit another is constitutionally prohibited, inter alia routine circumcision of healthy newborns that is anticipated to benefit unhealthy newborns (UTIs) -jwp) 
   http://www.ttfuture.org/flaherty.html
   
   
   

1.    Rock A Bye Baby (1970). Time Life Films documentary http://www.violence.de/tv/rockabye.html

2.    Bylinsky, Gene (1973). New Clues To The Causes of Violence FORTUNE, 
   January 1973,  pp. 134-146 
   http://www.violence.de/bylinsky/article.html

3.    Prescott, J.W. (1975) Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence. The Futurist  April. Reprinted: The Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists  (1975) November. http://www.violence.de/prescott/bulletin/article.html

4.    Prescott, J.W. (1976). Violence, pleasure and religion. The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists March 
   http://www.ttfuture.org/prescott/barack/bas.html

5.    Prescott, J. W. (1979). Alienation of Affection. Psychology Today  December. http://www.violence.de/prescott/pt/article.html

6.    Restak, R. (1979). Origins of Violence. Saturday Review  May 13.
   http://www.ttfuture.org/restak/sr.html  

7.    Sagan, C (1980). Cosmos. Who Speaks for Earth. Chapter XIII. Ballintine Books. Random House. New York. 
   http://www.violence.de/history/message.html

8.    Essman, W.B. (1989). Social Isolation and Brain Chemistry: Understanding Drug Induced Behviors. The Truth Seeker. Sept/Oct. 
   http://ttfuture.org/essman.html

9.    Prescott, J. W. (1989). Failure of Pleasure as a Cause of Drug/Alcohol Abuse and Addictions. The Truth Seeker. September/October. Reprinted: SOS. National Newsletter for Secular Organizations for Sobriety  Winter 1989/1990.
   http://www.ttfuture.org/prescott/drugs/ts/html

10.    Prescott, J.W. (1995). The Origins of Love, Violence and the Developing Human Brain.Interview: Michael Mendizza. Touch The Future. Fall
    http://www.ttfuture.org/prescott/mendizza/interview.html

11.    Prescott, J.W. Breastfeeding: Brain Nutrients In Brain Development For Human Love And Peace Touch The Future Newsletter, Spring 1997
    http://www.violence.de/prescott/ttf/article.html
    
    
    

1.     Prescott, J.W. (1968). Early Social Deprivation, Chapter IV ( Lindsley, D.B and Riesen, A, Eds) In. Perspectives on Human Deprivation: Biological,Psychological, and Sociological. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. NIH. DHEW.
   http:///www.ttfuture.org/prescott/nichd.html

2.    Prescott, J.W. (1971).  Early Somatosensory Deprivation as an Ontogenetic Process in the Abnormal Development of the Brain and Behavior. In:  Medical Primatology 1970, pp. 356-375 ( I..E. Goldsmith and J. Moor-Jankowski (Eds.):. S. Karger, Basel, New York
   http://www.violence.de/prescott/mp/article.html

3.    Coleman, M. (1971) Platelet Serotonin in Disturbed Monkeys and Children. Clinical Proceedings: Children's Hospital Washington, D.C., Volume 27, July/August 1971, Number 7 (p. 187-194) 
   http://www.violence.de/coleman/article.html

4.    Berman, A.J., Berman, D. and Prescott, J.W. (1974). The Effect of Cerebellar Lesions on  Emotional Behavior in the Rhesus Monkey. In The Cerebellum, Epilepsy, and Behavior  [Irving S. Cooper, Manuel Riklan, Ray S. Snider (Eds.)]  pp. 277-284. Plenum Press, New York, 1974 
   http://www.violence.de/berman/article.html

5.    Heath,R.G. D.Sc., M.D.: Maternal-Social Deprivation and Abnormal Brain Development: Disorders of Emotional and Social Behavior [Prescott, J.W., Read, M.S., Coursin, D. B.  (Eds.)] In. Brain Function and Malnutrition: Neuropsychological Methods of Assessment. John Wiley, New York, 1975 
   http://www.violence.de/heath/bfm/article.html

6.    Prescott, J.W. (1980). Somatosensory affectional deprivation (SAD) theory of drug and alcohol use. In: Theories On Drug Abuse: Selected Contemporary Perspectives. Dan J. Lettieri, Mollie Sayers and Helen Wallenstien Pearson, Eds.) NIDA Research Monograph  30, March 1980. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services. Rockville, MD. 
   http://www.ttfuture.org/prescott/nida.html

7.    Valzelli, L and Morgese, I. (Eds). (1981) Aggression and Violence: A Psychobiological and Clinical Approach.  Edizioni Centro Culturale E Congressi  Saint Vincent Milano, Italy 
   http://www.violence.de/history/message.html

8.    Prescott, J.W. (1983). Invited Address. Origins of Violence. The 1983 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. New York. Psychiatric News (January) 
   http://www.violence.de/history/apa83.gif

9.    Prescott, J.W. (1996). The Origins of Human Love and Violence. Pre- and Perinatal Psychology Journal. Volume 10, Number 3: Spring  
   http://www.violence.de/prescott/pppj/article.html

10.    Prescott, J.W.(2001). Along the Evolutionary Biological Trail. A review and commentary on: Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (1999). Pantheon Books, NY. In. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health 15 (3) 225-232. 
    http://www.violence.de/prescott/reviews/hrdy.html

11.    Prescott, J.W. (2001). Only More Mother-Infant Bonding Can Prevent Cycles of Violence. Reply to Martin H. Teicher’s “Wounds That Time Won’t Heal: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse (Cerebrum, Fall 2000). Cerebrum Winter 2001 3(1): 8-9 &124).
    http://www.violence.de/prescott/reviews/cerebrum.doc