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Hypothalamic control of motivation: the medial preoptic area and masculine sexual behaviour
Author(s) -
HANSEN S.
Publication year - 1982
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.1467-9450.1982.tb00460.x
Subject(s) - psychology , preoptic area , sexual behavior , hypothalamus , neuroscience , developmental psychology
We here review briefly the evidence suggesting a key role for the medial preoptic area in the regulation of sexual behaviour, with particular emphasis on the behavioural consequences of preoptic degeneration.