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Brain’s response to sexual images linked to number of sexual partners

By Guest PostJune 16, 2014Healthbernhard kraeutler, brain, das corrin, der kobold, eeg, electroencephalogram, florian widner, kobaltatom, kobold vitamin, new mexico, nicole prause, rate, response, sexual images, sexual partners, sexual risk behaviors, ucla, university

UCLA researchers say finding could lead to strategies to reduce risky sex

Like most things, sex requires motivation. An attractive face, a pleasant fragrance, perhaps a sexy image. Yet people differ in their response to sex cues, some react strongly; some don’t. A greater responsiveness to sexual cues might provide greater motivation for a person to act sexually, and risky sexual behaviors typically occur when a person is motivated by particularly potent, sexual reward cues. (more…)

UA Study: Your Brain Sees Things You Don’t

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2013Health, Scienceblack silhouettes, brain process, brainwave, brainwaves called n400, davi vitela, eeg, electroencephalogram, jay sanguinetti, john allen, mary peterson, millisecond, model, real world objects, ua doctoral student, university of arizona, visual information, visual input

A new study by UA doctoral student Jay Sanguinetti indicates that our brains perceive objects in everyday life of which we may never be aware. The finding challenges currently accepted models about how the brain processes visual information.

University of Arizona doctoral degree candidate Jay Sanguinetti has authored a new study, published online in the journal Psychological Science, that indicates that the brain processes and understands visual input that we may never consciously perceive.

The finding challenges currently accepted models about how the brain processes visual information. (more…)

Male Sandpipers That Sleep Less Have More Sex

By Guest PostAugust 14, 2012Nature, Scienceamanda watson, arctic circle, electroencephalogram, electromyogram datalogger, female, Germany, hypothesis, male sandpipers, mating, mating season, max planck institute, more sex, offspring, seewiesen, sleep deprivation, sleep less, stress

A study conducted by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany has shown that the male members of a sandpiper population who spend less time sleeping are more successful at mating with females and have more offspring.

The sandpiper mating season takes place during the summer in the Arctic Circle, when the sun practically never goes down. Males of the species compete to impress females by fighting with each other, defending territory, and flying over the females while making a hooting sound. (more…)

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Brain’s response to sexual images linked to number of sexual partners

UA Study: Your Brain Sees Things You Don’t

Male Sandpipers That Sleep Less Have More Sex