Brain responses to sexual images in 46,XY women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome are female-typical

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 724-730

  Hamann, Stephan ^a   Stevens, Jennifer ^a   Vick, Janice Hassett ^a   Bryk, Kristina ^b   Quigley, Charmian A ^c   Berenbaum, Sheri A ^b   Wallen, Kim ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Aromatization; CAIS; Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome; Emotion; Hormones; Neuroimaging; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INSULA; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; ORBITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL CORTEX; PUTAMEN; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THALAMUS; ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; XY GONADAL DYSGENESIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS, 46,XY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908312891     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.09.013     Document Type: Article

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