Open AccessBilateral cortical representation of orgasmic ecstasy localized by depth electrodes
Author(s) -
Werner Surbeck,
Alain Bouthillier,
Dang Khoa Nguyen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
epilepsy and behavior case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2213-3232
DOI - 10.1016/j.ebcr.2013.03.002
Subject(s) - ecstasy , stimulation , sexual arousal , psychology , neuroscience , epilepsy , arousal , anatomy , audiology , medicine , psychiatry
While sexual arousal had been evoked during direct electrical stimulation (DES) of the right mesial temporal lobe and basal forebrain, isolated orgasmic ecstasy (OE) evoked by DES is not reported in the literature. We present the first case of isolated bihemispheric reproduction of OE by stimulation via depth electrode in a patient implanted for epilepsy.
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