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Preoptic lesions, sexual behavior, and spontaneous ejaculation in the rat
Author(s) -
ÅGMO ANDERS,
SOULAIRAC MARIELOUISE,
SOULAIRAC ANDRÉ
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1977.tb00297.x
Subject(s) - ejaculation , sexual behavior , psychology , preoptic area , neuroscience , developmental psychology , medicine , central nervous system
.— A possible relation between sexual behavior and spontaneous ejaculation was studied in the male rat. Electrolytic lesions in the preoptic area completely abolished sexual behavior without affecting the frequency of spontaneous ejaculation. It is therefore suggested that this latter process is controlled independently of sexual behavior and sexual excitability.