This Is Your Brain on Sex (44 page)

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cerebral flow of,
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testing of,
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blood pressure, regulation of,
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blood vessels,
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Boarmate,
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Boehringer Ingelheim,
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Boo Boo (cat),
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brain,
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activation of,
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amygdala of,
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angular gyrus of,
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anterior cingulate cortex of,
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anterior cingulate of,
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anterior commissure of,
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anterior hypothalamus of,
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anterior insula of,
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anterior paracingulate of,
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asymmetric hemispheres of,
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basal ganglia of,
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bilateral anterior cingulate cortex of,
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bilateral inferior parietal lobule of,
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bilateral precentral gyrus of,
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blood flow to,
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caudate nucleus of,
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cells of,
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central nucleus of amygdala of,
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cerebellum of,
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cerebral cortex of,
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changes in,
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chemistry of,
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cingulate cortex of,
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cingulate of,
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claustrum of,
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complexity of,
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context and,
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corpus striatum of,
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cortex of,
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cortical amygdala of,
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disease and damage of,
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dorsal striatum of,
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early theories of,
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environmental effects on,
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evolution of,
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frontal cortex of,
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frontal lobes of,
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frontal pole of,
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fusiform gyrus of,
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genital snumberlistsory cortex of,
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globus pallidus of,
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hippocampus of,
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hypothalamus of,
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individuality and,
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inferior parietal lobule of,
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inferior temporal cortex of,
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inferior temporal gyrus of,
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information processing in,
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insula of,
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insular cortex of,
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intraparietal sulcus of,
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lateral septum of,
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left superior temporal gyrus of,
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limbic cortex of,
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male vs. female,
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medial frontal gyrus of,
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medial prefrontal cortex of,
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medial preoptic area (mPOA) of,
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mesocortical limbic system of,
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middle frontal gyrus of,
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middle occipital gyrus of,
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middle temporal of,
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neocortex of,
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neural circuits of,
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nucleus accumbens of,
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olfactory areas of,
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orbitofrontal cortex of,
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oxygnumberlist use in,
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pallidum of,
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paracingulate of,
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paravnumberlisttricular nucleus (PVN) of,
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parietal cortex of,
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parietal lobe of,
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paternal,
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periaqueductal grey matter of the midbrain of,
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pituitary gland of,
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plasticity of,
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posterior cingulate cortex of,
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posterior cingulate of,
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posterior hippocampus of,
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posterior superior temporal sulcus of,
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precentral gyrus of,
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prefrontal cortex (PFC) of,
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premotor cortex of,
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preoptic area of,
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putamnumberlist of,
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religious devotion and,
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“reptilian,”
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reward and motivation processing in,
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