The human sexual response cycle: brain imaging evidence linking sex to other pleasures

JR Georgiadis, ML Kringelbach - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Sexual behavior is critical to species survival, yet comparatively little is known about the
neural mechanisms in the human brain. Here we systematically review the existing human …

Sex for fun: a synthesis of human and animal neurobiology

JR Georgiadis, ML Kringelbach, JG Pfaus - Nature reviews urology, 2012 - nature.com
Sex is a fundamental pleasure, and crucial to the survival of our species. Though not many
people would disagree with the proposition that sexual behaviour depends on the brain, the …

Brain activity unique to orgasm in women: an fMRI analysis

NJ Wise, E Frangos… - The journal of sexual …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Although the literature on imaging of regional brain activity during sexual
arousal in women and men is extensive and largely consistent, that on orgasm is relatively …

Viewing sexual stimuli associated with greater sexual responsiveness, not erectile dysfunction

N Prause, J Pfaus - Sexual medicine, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Time spent viewing visual sexual stimuli (VSS) has the potential to habituate the
sexual response and generalize to the partner context. Aim The aim of this study was to …

Pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction

H Matsui, NA Sopko, JL Hannan… - Current drug …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a major health problem as the population ages. Basic science
research for the last two decades has expanded the knowledge on ED and identified several …

The role of nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity (NPTR) monitoring in the diagnosis of psychogenic erectile dysfunction: a review

Z Zou, H Lin, Y Zhang, R Wang - Sexual medicine reviews, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity (NPTR) monitoring with RigiScan was
considered one of the most reliable methods to differentiate psychogenic erectile …

The role of anterior and posterior insula in male genital response and in visual attention: an exploratory multimodal fMRI study

N Cera, J Castelhano, C Oliveira, J Carvalho… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Several studies highlighted the role of insula on several functions and in sexual behavior.
This exploratory study examines the relationships among genital responses, brain …

Brain imaging of human sexual response: recent developments and future directions

GB Ruesink, JR Georgiadis - Current Sexual Health Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive
summary of the latest developments in the experimental brain study of human sexuality …

Brain networks during free viewing of complex erotic movie: new insights on psychogenic erectile dysfunction

N Cera, ED Di Pierro, A Ferretti, A Tartaro, GL Romani… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Psychogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as a male sexual dysfunction characterized
by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain adequate penile erection due predominantly or …

Aberrant baseline brain activity in psychogenic erectile dysfunction patients: a resting state fMRI study

C Jin, M Guan, M Dong, J Wu, Z He, X Chen… - Brain imaging and …, 2018 - Springer
Recent neuroimaging studies have elucidated many interesting and promising findings on
sexuality regarding the neural underpinnings of both normal and abnormal sexual …