Neuroanatomy and function of human sexual behavior: A neglected or unknown issue?

RS Calabrò, A Cacciola, D Bruschetta… - Brain and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Cognitive bias modification and cognitive control training in addiction and related psychopathology: Mechanisms, clinical perspectives, and ways forward

RW Wiers, TE Gladwin, W Hofmann… - Clinical …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The past decade has witnessed a surge in research on training paradigms aimed at directly
influencing cognitive processes in addiction and other psychopathology. Broadly, two …

[HTML][HTML] Can pornography be addictive? An fMRI study of men seeking treatment for problematic pornography use

M Gola, M Wordecha, G Sescousse… - …, 2017 - nature.com
Pornography consumption is highly prevalent, particularly among young adult males. For
some individuals, problematic pornography use (PPU) is a reason for seeking treatment …

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 …

Biomarkers in Parkinson's disease (recent update)

S Sharma, CS Moon, A Khogali, A Haidous… - Neurochemistry …, 2013 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder mostly
affecting the aging population over sixty. Cardinal symptoms including, tremors, muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroscientific evidence for processing without awareness

L Mudrik, LY Deouell - Annual review of neuroscience, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The extent to which we are affected by perceptual input of which we are unaware is widely
debated. By measuring neural responses to sensory stimulation, neuroscientific data could …

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 …

Behavioural addiction—a rising tide?

SR Chamberlain, C Lochner, DJ Stein… - European …, 2016 - Elsevier
The term 'addiction'was traditionally used in relation to centrally active substances, such as
cocaine, alcohol, or nicotine. Addiction is not a unitary construct but rather incorporates a …

Neural response to visual sexual cues in dopamine treatment-linked hypersexuality in Parkinson's disease

M Politis, C Loane, K Wu, SS O'Sullivan, Z Woodhead… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Hypersexuality with compulsive sexual behaviour is a significant source of morbidity for
patients with Parkinson's disease receiving dopamine replacement therapies. We know …

Brain alterations in paedophilia: a critical review

S Mohnke, S Müller, T Amelung, THC Krüger… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Psychosocial and biological factors have been implicated in paedophilia, such as alterations
in brain structure and function. The purpose of this paper is to review the expanding body of …