Journal Article

FZJ-2016-05985

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The neural basis of sex differences in sexual behavior: A quantitative meta-analysis

Poeppl, T. B. (Corresponding author) ; Langguth, B. ; Rupprecht, R. ; Safron, A. ; Bzdok, D. ; Laird, A. R. ; Eickhoff, S.FZJ*

2016
Academic Press Orlando, Fla.

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/20939  doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2016.10.001

Abstract: Sexuality as to its etymology presupposes the duality of sexes. Using quantitative neuroimaging meta-analyses, we demonstrate robust sex differences in the neural processing of sexual stimuli in thalamus, hypothalamus, and basal ganglia. In a narrative review, we show how these relate to the well-established sex differences on the behavioral level. More specifically, we describe the neural bases of known poor agreement between self-reported and genital measures of female sexual arousal, of previously proposed male proneness to affective sexual conditioning, as well as hints of unconscious activation of bonding mechanisms during sexual stimulation in women. In summary, our meta-analytic review demonstrates that neurofunctional sex differences during sexual stimulation can account for well-established sex differences in sexual behavior.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Strukturelle und funktionelle Organisation des Gehirns (INM-1)

Research Program(s):

1. 571 - Connectivity and Activity (POF3-571) (POF3-571)
2. SMHB - Supercomputing and Modelling for the Human Brain (HGF-SMHB-2013-2017) (HGF-SMHB-2013-2017)
3. HBP - The Human Brain Project (604102) (604102)

Appears in the scientific report 2016

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