Although mechanisms of mate preference are thought to be relatively hard-wired,
experience with appetitive and consummatory sexual reward has been shown to condition …

The largely binary nature of biological sex and its conflation with the socially constructed
concept of gender has created much strife in the last few years. The notion of gender identity …

It is a growing concern that the use of sex dolls and robots could affect human sexuality. This
concern has led to a ban of child-like sex dolls in several countries and a call to ban adult …

There is a fervent social debate ongoing that relates to the ownership of child-like sex dolls.
On the one hand, some proponents of dolls suggest that they offer a safe sexual outlet for …

Abstract Autogynephilic Persuasive Pornography (AGPP) is a type of pornography that is
characterised by its unique autogynephilic and persuasive traits. Autogynephilia refers to the …

The ownership of sex dolls has become an increasingly controversial social issue over the
last five to ten years, with many in society (and academia) calling for the criminalization of …

Furries can be described as a mediacentric fandom, similar to other fandoms, which
organizes around an interest in anthropomorphic art. Past research has also aimed to …

This chapter argues that theories of sexual deviance suffer from a crucial problem due to an
inherent confounding of two related but empirically distinguishable phenomena, namely …

Perinatal testosterone, or its metabolite estradiol, organize the brain toward a male
phenotype. Male rodents with insufficient testosterone during this period fail to display …

Brain mechanisms of sexual attraction toward reproductive partners develop from a
systematic interrelationship between biology (nature) and learning (nurture). However, the …