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Dynamics of male sexual arousal: distinct components of brain activation revealed by fMRI

Ferretti, Antonio, Caulo, Massimo, Del Gratta, Cosimo, Di Matteo, Rosalia, Merla, Arcangelo, Montorsi, Francesco, Pizzella, Vittorio, Pompa, Paolo, Rigatti, Patrizio, Rossini, Paolo Maria, Salonia, Andrea, Tartaro, Armando, Romani, Gian Luca·2005·NeuroImage
DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.03.025
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The peripheral mechanisms of male sexual arousal are well known. Recently, neuroimaging techniques, such as PET or fMRI, allowed the investigation of the subjacent cerebral mechanisms. In ten healthy subjects, we have simultaneously recorded fMRI images of brain activation elicited by viewing erotic scenes, and the time course of penile tumescence by means of a custom-built MRI-compatible pneumatic cuff. We have compared activation elicited by video clips with a long duration, that led to sexual arousal and penile erection, and activation elicited by briefly presented still images, that did induce sexual arousal without erection. This comparison and the use of the time course of penile tumescence in video clips allowed to perform a time resolved data analysis and to correlate different patterns of brain activation with different phases of sexual response. The activation maps highlighted a complex neural circuit involved in sexual arousal. Of this circuit, only a few areas (anterior cingulate, insula, amygdala, hypothalamus, and secondary somatosensory cortices) were specifically correlated with penile erection. Finally, these areas showed distinct dynamic relationships with the time course of sexual response. These differences might correspond to different roles in the development and appraisal of the sexual response. These findings shed light on the psychophysiology of male sexuality and open new perspectives for the diagnosis, therapy, and possible rehabilitation of sexual…

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Authors
Ferretti, A., Caulo, M., Del Gratta, C., Di Matteo, R., Merla, A., Montorsi, F., Pizzella, V., Pompa, P., Rigatti, P., Rossini, P. M., Salonia, A., Tartaro, A., & Romani, G. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
  • Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
  • Ospedale SS. Annunziata (IT)
  • Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
Corresponding author
Ferretti, Antonio
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Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-07
Volume
26
Issue
4
Pages
1086-1096
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.03.025
OpenAlex
W2021586194
Cited by
288
References
35
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FWCI
7.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
male sexual arousal, penile tumescence, brain activation, anterior cingulate cortex, insula, amygdala, hypothalamus, secondary somatosensory cortex, sexual dysfunction
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Brain Mapping, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Nerve Net, Oxygen, Penile Erection, Photic Stimulation, Sexual Behavior

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