Researchers from the universities of Porto and Coimbra are developing a pioneering study on brain activity and sexual response of men with and without erectile dysfunction, announced the University of Coimbra (UC).
Centre for Research in Human Sexuality (SexLab), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (UP) and the Institute for Biomedical Research in Light and Image (IBILI) of UC are developing a “study on male sexual response and their neural correlates, “says UC in a statement.
The research aims to” analyze the brain activity and sexual response of men with and without erectile dysfunction, given the content viewing movies sexual, while conducting an MRI, “ advances the UC.
This is the” first experimental design to assess the interaction between brain activity, sexual response and psychological factors ( cognitions and emotions) during exposure to sexual stimuli in men with and without erectile dysfunction. “
Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), the inquiry may have impact on “consolidation of knowledge related to the etiology and maintenance of erectile dysfunction and its implications for treatment,” support the experts involved in the project, coordinated by Pedro Nobre and Miguel Castelo Branco, SexLab directors of UP and UC IBILI, respectively .
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