Experimental sex research consists of the application of experimental paradigms and
laboratory metrics such as psychophysiological assessments, measurement of individuals' …

Laboratory‐based research on sexual response constitutes a significant component in the
current overall effort to understand human sexuality, and therefore it behooves the …

Sexology is a broad, interdisciplinary, field with a long tradition of empirical research.
Comprehensive quantitative and qualitative studies have been conducted since the 20th …

In this chapter, we provide an introductory overview of experimental and observational
methodologies used in sex research, including sexual psychophysiology, cognitive …

Sexuality as to its etymology presupposes the duality of sexes. Using quantitative
neuroimaging meta-analyses, we demonstrate robust sex differences in the neural …

The scientific study of human sexuality is now accepted as mainstream practice but early
researchers in the field often attracted considerable criticism. Masters and Johnson were …

In 2003, a group of approximately 30 experts and a handful of their students from several
European and American countries held the first meeting exclusively dedicated to the …

A de cade ago, when we wrote the original version of this chapter (Fassinger & Arseneau,
2008, on which the current discussion is based), articles in the popu lar press were reporting …

Recent developments and trends in sex therapy are reviewed and assessed. Major trends
identified are:(1) multidisciplinarity in the treatment of sexual problems, whereby …

In this chapter, the multiple ways in which psychological functioning can interact with sexual
response are presented and discussed. As with physiological systems, psychological factors …