Sex in the Brain : : How Seizures, Strokes, Dementia, Tumors, and Trauma Can Change Your Sex Life / / Amee Baird.

What controls our sex lives? Our brains. Yet there is surprisingly little research into how our brains influence one of the most fundamental of all human behaviors. And there is even less understanding of what can happen to the sexuality of a person who suffers a brain injury or illness such as a st...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
1. YOUR SEXIEST BRAIN BITS --
2. 'GIVE IT TO ME BABY' OR 'NOT TONIGHT, DARLING' --
3. SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS OF SEIZURE SURGERY --
4. STIMULATION, SHUNTS AND PSYCHOSURGERY --
5. CAN SEX CHANGE YOUR BRAIN? --
6. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? --
7. FROM SAFETY PINS TO SLEEPING BEAUTIES --
8. SEX ON THE SPECTRUM --
9. PORN ON THE TRAIN (AND ON THE BRAIN) --
10. BLAME IT ON MY BRAIN --
AFTERWORD --
FURTHER READING --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
Summary:What controls our sex lives? Our brains. Yet there is surprisingly little research into how our brains influence one of the most fundamental of all human behaviors. And there is even less understanding of what can happen to the sexuality of a person who suffers a brain injury or illness such as a stroke, Parkinson's disease, or dementia.In Sex in the Brain, clinical neuropsychologist Amee Baird explores fascinating case studies of dramatic changes in sexual behavior and explains what these exceptional stories have to say about human sexuality. She illuminates the extraordinary insights into how the brain works that injury or disease can divulge. Each chapter includes striking personal accounts, many from individuals Baird has met in her clinical practice, of unexpected shifts in sexuality. Until now these fascinating, frightening, and funny stories have been hidden in medical journals or untold outside of the clinical setting. This revealing and sometimes heartbreaking book unfolds a better understanding of the links between brain function and our sexual selves.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780231551557
9783110710977
9783110610765
9783110664232
9783110610536
9783110606386
DOI:10.7312/bair19590
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Amee Baird.