Pfaus, James G.

Pathways of sexual desire

Pfaus, J. G. (2009) · The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Sexual function and dysfunction studiesNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Cited by 678

Ultrasonic vocalizations of rats (Rattus norvegicus) during mating, play, and aggression: Behavioral concomitants, relationship to reward, and self-administration of playback..

Burgdorf, J., Kroes, R. A., Moskal, J. R., Pfaus, J. G., Brudzynski, S. M., & Panksepp, J. (2008) · Journal of Comparative Psychology

Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 469

Sexual behavior enhances central dopamine transmission in the male rat

Pfaus, J. G., Damsma, G., Nomikos, G. G., Wenkstern, D. G., Blaha, C. D., Phillips, A. G., & Fibiger, H. C. (1990) · Brain Research

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 438

Dopamine functions in appetitive and defensive behaviours

Blackburn, J. R., Pfaus, J. G., & Phillips, A. G. (1992) · Progress in Neurobiology

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 394

Sexual behavior increases dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens and striatum of male rats: comparison with novelty and locomotion

Damsma, G., Pfaus, J. G., Wenkstern, D., Phillips, A. G., & Fibiger, H. C. (1992) · Behavioral Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 370

Role of dopamine in anticipatory and consummatory aspects of sexual behavior in the male rat

Pfaus, J. G., & Phillips, A. G. (1991) · Behavioral Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 320

Opioids and sexual behavior

Pfaus, J. G., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1987) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Cited by 271

Sexual activity increases dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens and striatum of female rats

Pfaus, J. G., Damsma, G., Wenkstern, D., & Fibiger, H. C. (1995) · Brain Research

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 236

Who, what, where, when (and maybe even why)? How the experience of sexual reward connects sexual desire, preference, and performance

Pfaus, J. G., Kippin, T. E., Coria-Avila, G. A., Gelez, H., Afonso, V. M., Ismail, N., & Parada, M. (2012) · Archives of Sexual Behavior

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 215

Sex for fun: a synthesis of human and animal neurobiology

Georgiadis, J. R., Kringelbach, M. L., & Pfaus, J. G. (2012) · Nature Reviews Urology

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorSexual function and dysfunction studies

Cited by 201

Sexual behavior increases c-fos expression in the forebrain of the male rat

Robertson, G. S., Pfaus, J. G., Atkinson, L. J., Matsumura, H., Phillips, A. G., & Fibiger, H. C. (1991) · Brain Research

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 169

Viewing sexual stimuli associated with greater sexual responsiveness, not erectile dysfunction

Prause, N., & Pfaus, J. (2015) · Sexual Medicine

Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologySexual function and dysfunction studies

Cited by 150

International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Review of Epidemiology and Pathophysiology, and a Consensus Nomenclature and Process of Care for the Management of Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia (PGAD/GPD)

Goldstein, I., Komisaruk, B. R., Pukall, C. F., Kim, N. N., Goldstein, A. T., Goldstein, S. W., Hartzell-Cushanick, R., Kellogg-Spadt, S., Kim, C. W., Jackowich, R. A., et al. (2021) · The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Sexual function and dysfunction studiesPelvic floor disorders treatments

Cited by 96

Inhibitory and disinhibitory effects of psychomotor stimulants and depressants on the sexual behavior of male and female rats

Pfaus, J. G., Wilkins, M. F., DiPietro, N., Benibgui, M., Toledano, R., Rowe, A., & Couch, M. C. (2010) · Hormones and Behavior

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorSexual function and dysfunction studies

Cited by 63

Assessment and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: a sexual medicine perspective

Briken, P., Bőthe, B., Carvalho, J., Coleman, E., Giraldi, A., Kraus, S. W., Lew-Starowicz, M., & Pfaus, J. G. (2024) · Sexual Medicine Reviews

Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologySexual function and dysfunction studies

Cited by 55

Pacing conditions contribute to the conditioned ejaculatory preference for a familiar female in the male rat

Ismail, N., Gelez, H., Lachapelle, I., & Pfaus, J. G. (2009) · Physiology & Behavior

Animal Behavior and ReproductionOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Cited by 38

Naloxone, but not flupenthixol, disrupts the development of conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat.

Ismail, N., Girard-Bériault, F., Nakanishi, S., & Pfaus, J. G. (2009) · Behavioral Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 33

The role of oxytocin and vasopressin in conditioned mate guarding behavior in the female rat

Holley, A., Bellevue, S., Vosberg, D., Wenzel, K., Roorda, S., & Pfaus, J. G. (2015) · Physiology & Behavior

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Cited by 28