Neural correlates of sexual arousal in the spinal cords of able-bodied men: A spinal fMRI investigation

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 418-435

  Kozyrev, Natalie ^a   Figley, Chase R ^a   Alexander, Marcalee S ^b   Richards, J Scott ^c   Bosma, Rachael L ^a   Stroman, Patrick W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Renown Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84865419873     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.606887     Document Type: Article

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