Neuroimaging of sexual arousal: research and clinical utility

Hosp Med. 2003 Jan;64(1):28-33. doi: 10.12968/hosp.2003.64.1.2378.

Abstract

The treatment of sexual dysfunction or deviancy requires an understanding of the underlying neural substrates. Neuroimaging techniques offer insight into brain regions involved in sexual arousal and inhibition. The development of robust paradigms has implications for the assessment and treatment of sexual disorder in men and women.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arousal*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Sex*
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / diagnosis
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / psychology*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed / methods
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods