Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6286576 | Progress in Neurobiology | 2012 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Systematic review of existing brain imaging literature on human sexual behaviour. ⺠Similar to other rewards, the sexual cycle includes phases of wanting, liking and satiety. ⺠Most data is on wanting and liking, little on sexual satiety. ⺠We review the underlying brain networks supporting human sexual behaviour. ⺠The functional neuroanatomy of sex is very similar to that associated with other pleasures.
Keywords
OFCPERTaMCCSACCvmPFCIPCDMPFCNAccDLPFCASLvPMCBOLDSPLPacCVentral pallidumVentral striatumVSsAmygdalaOrgasmAMYarousalArterial spin labellingSocial interactionSexFoodblood oxygenation level dependentBrain networksInterestprimary somatosensory cortexorbitofrontal cortexprimary motor cortexIntraparietal cortexVentral medial prefrontal cortexdorsomedial prefrontal cortexdorsolateral prefrontal cortexPleasureMedial temporal lobeSuperior parietal lobuleclaustrumCerebellumNucleus accumbensEmotionHypothalamusRewardObject processingFrontal operculumClaus
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Authors
J.R. Georgiadis, M.L. Kringelbach,