The Psychophysiology of Sex [Hardcover]

Although sexual psychophysiology has made great strides over the past few decades, the progress made has not been accompanied by much effort to integrate research findings or to stimulate methodological and theoretical discussions among researchers. Yet this new research area has the potential to make substantial contributions to understanding a wide range of phenomena, including the spread of HIV/STIs, sexual addiction or compulsivity, the use (or nonuse) of birth-control methods, sexual infidelity, and aggressive sexual behaviors. Psychophysiological methods can assist in the exploration of the underlying psychological, physiological, and affective processes, and, perhaps more importantly, how they interact. In this volume, editor Erick Janssen brings together wide-ranging essays written by an authoritative group of researchers, representing the cutting edge of sexual psychophysiology.

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ERICK JANSSEN
Introduction

PART 1: Physiology & Neurobiology of Sexual Response

SERGE STOL?RU and HAROLD MOURAS
Brain Functional Imaging Studies of Sexual Desire and Arousal in Human Males

ROY J. LEVIN
The Human Sexual Response - Similarities and Differences in the Anatomy and Function of the Male and Female Genitalia: Are they a trivial pursuit or a treasure trove?

JOHN BANCROFT
Discussant

GENERAL DISCUSSION

CINDY MESTON and ANDREA BRADFORD
Autonomic Nervous System Influences: The Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Female Sexual Arousal

TILLMANN H. C. KR?GER, MANFRED SCHEDLOWSKI and MICHAEL S. EXTON
Neuroendocrine Processes during Sexual Arousal and Orgasm

JULIA R. HEIMAN and Kenneth R. Maravilla
Female Sexual Arousal Response using Serial MR Imaging with Initial Comparisons to Vaginal photoplethysmography: Overview and Evaluation

ROY J. LEVIN
Discussant

GENERAL DISCUSSION

PART 2: Theoretical Perspectives & Models

MARKUS WIEGEL, LIl3>