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Allergic reactions play role in sexual behavior development in unborn males/females

Neuroscience NewsMarch 31, 2019

Exposure to allergic inflammation, while in utero, increased mast cell and microglia activation, leading to masculinization of dendritic spine density in the preoptic area of females. During adulthood, females exposed to allergic inflammation showed an increase in more masculine behaviors.... Read More...

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Substance in Baby Tears Reduces Mom’s Interest in Sex: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsOctober 26, 2018

ESP22, a substance found in a baby's tears, makes female mice more likely to reject male sexual advances, researchers report.... Read More...

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“Dark Triad” of Personality Reflected in Dreams

Neuroscience NewsOctober 2, 2018

Researchers report those with dark triad personality traits tend to dream more about aggression and sex.... Read More...

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Immune Cells in Brain Have Surprising Influence on Sexual Behavior

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

According to researchers, mast cells play an important role in determining whether an animal's sexual behavior will be more typical of a male or a female as they mature. Chemically stimulating mast cells in newborn female mice resulted in them acting more like males as adults. ... Read More...

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Voters Don’t Always Walk the Talk When it Comes to Infidelity

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2018

A new study reveals those with libertarian views are more likely to use adultery dating websites than those of other political persuasions. Researchers report those who claim more sexually conservative values are, paradoxically, more sexually deviant when it comes to fidelity than their more sexually liberated peers.... Read More...

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How the Brain Controls Sex

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2018

Kisspeptin, a hormone found in the brain, drives attraction and sexual behavior, researchers report.... Read More...

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Nature or Nurture? Innate Social Behaviors in the Mouse Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2017

Social experience appears to be key for the development of separate, sex-specific neural populations and expression of aggression in male mice, a new study reveals. ... Read More...

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How the Shape and Size of Your Face Relates to Your Sex Drive

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2017

According to a new study, the shape of your face can reveal a lot about your sex drive. Researchers report both men and women with shorter, wider faces tend to have stronger sex drives than those with other facial dimensions.... Read More...

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Sex and Aggression Controlled Separately in Female Animal Brains, But Overlap in Male Brains

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2017

According to a new study, while brain regions that control sexual and aggressive behaviors in male and female mice are the same, the way they are wired is different.... Read More...

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How Pheromones Trigger Female Sexual Behavior

Neuroscience NewsJune 22, 2017

Researchers report on how male pheromones enhance sexual behavior in female mice.... Read More...

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Study of Sisters Helps Explain Dad’s Influence on Risky Sexual Behavior

Neuroscience NewsMay 18, 2017

A new study reveals that genes aren't the only factor in female sexual behavior, the quality of the father and daughter relationship also plays a role.... Read More...

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Negative Sibling Relationships Linked to Depression and Risky Behaviors

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 30, 2015

A new study reports the quality of sibling relationship during adolescence has an impact on mental health and risk taking behaviors during adulthood.... Read More...

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sexual behavior

Allergic reactions play role in sexual behavior development in unborn males/females

Substance in Baby Tears Reduces Mom’s Interest in Sex: Mouse Study

“Dark Triad” of Personality Reflected in Dreams

Immune Cells in Brain Have Surprising Influence on Sexual Behavior

How the Brain Controls Sex

How the Shape and Size of Your Face Relates to Your Sex Drive

How Pheromones Trigger Female Sexual Behavior

Study of Sisters Helps Explain Dad’s Influence on Risky Sexual Behavior

Negative Sibling Relationships Linked to Depression and Risky Behaviors