One fundamental question concerning brain reward mechanisms is to determine how
reward-related activity is influenced by the nature of rewards. Here, we review the …

Introduction Sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm are mediated by complex, yet still not fully
understood, interactions of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems operating at the …

Although compulsive sexual behaviour (CSB) has been conceptualized as a “behavioural”
addiction and common or overlapping neural circuits may govern the processing of natural …

Traditional factors that once explained men's sexual difficulties appear insufficient to account
for the sharp rise in erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, decreased sexual satisfaction …

The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty,
pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched …

Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and
undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of …

The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin has drawn the attention of scientists for more than
a century. The understanding of the function of oxytocin has expanded dramatically over the …

This volume (one of two) is the first presentation of Schore's comprehensive theory in book
form, as it has developed since 1994. In 1994 Allan Schore published his groundbreaking …

Many recognize that several behaviors potentially affecting the reward circuitry in human
brains lead to a loss of control and other symptoms of addiction in at least some individuals …

Romantic and maternal love are highly rewarding experiences. Both are linked to the
perpetuation of the species and therefore have a closely linked biological function of crucial …