Neural functions of hypothalamic oxytocin and its regulation

P Wang, SC Wang, X Liu, S Jia, X Wang, T Li… - ASN …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, has a variety of functions. Despite extensive studies on OT
over past decades, our understanding of its neural functions and their regulation remains …

Oxytocin in women's health and disease

N Liu, H Yang, L Han, M Ma - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide mainly produced in the supraoptic and paraventricular
nuclei. OT in the brain and blood has extensive functions in both mental and physical …

Livestream experiments: the role of COVID-19, agency, presence, and social context in facilitating social connectedness

KE Onderdijk, D Swarbrick, B Van Kerrebroeck… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Musical life became disrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many musicians and
venues turned to online alternatives, such as livestreaming. In this study, three livestreamed …

But do porn sites get more traffic than TikTok, OpenAI, and Zoom?

PJ Wright, R Tokunaga, D Herbenick - The Journal of Sex …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In 2013, the Huffington Post (HP) featured a provocative article titled “Porn sites get more
visitors each month than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined”(Kleinman, 2013). Given that …

Sexual interaction in digital contexts and its implications for sexual health: a conceptual analysis

N Döring, N Krämer, V Mikhailova, M Brand… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Based on its prevalence, there is an urgent need to better understand the mechanisms,
opportunities and risks of sexual interaction in digital contexts (SIDC) that are related with …

Searching for the metaverse: neuroscience of physical and digital communities

G Riva, BK Wiederhold, F Mantovani - … , Behavior, and Social …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
What distinguishes real-world communities from their online counterparts? Social and
cognitive neuroscience research on social networks and collective intentionality will be used …

Engagement with emerging forms of sextech: Demographic correlates from a national sample of adults in the United States

AN Gesselman, EM Kaufman, AS Marcotte… - The Journal of Sex …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Social technology is ever-evolving, and increasingly offers novel domains for sexual
experiences. In the current study, we investigated demographic correlates of engagement …

Virtual reality pornography: a review of health-related opportunities and challenges

L Evans - Current Sexual Health Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Virtual reality (VR) pornography is a relatively new medium for
the experience of pornography. In juxtaposition with traditional modes of experiencing …

Erobots as research tools: Overcoming the ethical and methodological challenges of sexology

S Dubé, M Santaguida, D Anctil - Journal of Future Robot Life, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Sexology faces several ethical and methodological challenges. One of them is that sex
researchers must rely on proxy methods to safely study fundamental aspects of human …

Sex with robots and human-machine sexualities: Encounters between human-machine communication and sexuality studies

M Dehnert - Human-Machine Communication, 2022 - search.informit.org
Sex robots are a controversial topic. Understood as artificial-intelligence enhanced
humanoid robots designed for use in partnered and solo sex, sex robots offer ample …