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Arousal

The Neuroscience of Porn Viewing

Kayt Sukel | Posted 03.26.2013 | Science
Read More: Arousal, Pornography, Physical Attraction, Neuroscience, Internet Porn, Sexual Arousal, Female Sexuality, Women and Porn, Porn, Porno, Sexuality, Science News
Kayt Sukel

There's a pervasive notion that women simply do not like porn. But does neuroscience back that up? The answer, surprisingly, turns out to be "not exactly." Porn has more sway over women's brains than one might think.

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Feeling Anxious? Think Again.

Wray Herbert | Posted 04.15.2013 | Science
Read More: Arousal, Stress, Mind-Body Connection, Fear, Mental Health, Social Anxiety Disorder, Emotional Control, Anxiety, Psychophysiology, Social Anxiety, Anxiety Study, Anxiety Disorder, Science News
Wray Herbert

While the negative emotions are a hallmark of clinical anxiety disorder, there is conflicting evidence about the physiological symptoms. Do sufferers really have maladaptive bodily responses to social stress, or do they just perceive it that way?

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HORNDOG CHIC: Dress Disappears When You Get Aroused

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 02.05.2013 | Weird News
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You don't get to choose whether this dress is revealing or not -- your carnal instincts do. The 'Intimacy 2.0' dress, designed by Daan Roosegaarde,...

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50 Shades of Grey Matter: Your Mind on Smut

Benjamin K. Bergen | Posted 12.24.2012 | Science
Read More: Cognitive Science, Reading, Sex, 50 Shades of Grey, Arousal, Sexual Arousal, Narrative Fiction, Science News
Benjamin K. Bergen

Just like any narrative language, erotic fiction is transporting. It just happens to transport you into experiencing sights and sounds that are emotionally charged and sexually arousing.

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The Real Reason Men Love Breasts

Larry Young, Ph.D. | Posted 11.25.2012 | Women
Read More: Chemistry, Oxytocin, Science of Sex, Breastfeeding, Sex, The Chemistry Between US, Breasts, Neurology, Evolutionary Biology, Attraction, Physical Chemistry, Cindy Meston, Arousal, Roy Levin, Slidepollajax, Women News
Larry Young, Ph.D.

Why are heterosexual men so fascinated by women's breasts that we sometimes act as if the breasts are the seat of the soul?

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Catherine Pearson

The Surprising Things Turned-On Women Will Do

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 09.17.2012 | Women
Read More: Arousal, Women's Health, Arousal and Sex, Sex, Women Arousal, Sexual Arousal, Women's Sexual Health, Women and Sex, Arousal and Disgust, Video, Women News

Sex may be one of life's great pleasures, but it also involves a lot that normally might gross people out -- sweat, bodily fluids and body odor, for s...

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Genitals

Waldo Mellon | Posted 08.08.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Orgasm, Arousal, Genitals, Comedy News
Waldo Mellon

An orgasm, particularly for males, is quick, easy, and fun fun fun. The only time you're not crazy about having another one immediately is immediately after you've just had one.

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What You Don't Know About People

Sam Sommers | Posted 02.29.2012 | Home
Read More: Personality Types, Situations Matter, Curriculum, Context, Personality, Kindergarten, Crowds, Airlines, Customer Service, Human Nature, Negotiation, Gender Differences, Mars and Venus, Gym, Sex Differences, Attraction, Gender, Arousal, Dating, Internet Dating, Video, Home News
Sam Sommers

You've been lied to. Or, at the very least, misled. It's simply not true that everything you need to know about life you learned in Kindergarten.

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A Deeper Look at Procrastination: Which Type Are you?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Arousal, Srini Pillay, Being in the Moment, Immersion, Srinivasan Pillay, Procrastination, Indecision, Avoidance, Psychology, Action, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

Is all procrastination the same and does it always serve the same goal? How does your personality fit with your own personal art of procrastination?

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I ♥ Dr. Laura Berman, Sex Expert Extraordinaire

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Oprah, Women, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Dr. Laura Berman, Sex Therapist, Therapy, Having Sex, Sex and the City, Psychology, Sexual Abuse, Bedroom Etiquette, Arousal, Stress, Samantha Jones, Television, Romance, Sex, Orgasm, Sex Therapy, Healthy Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

70% of women have faked an orgasm at least once, if not multiple times. Clearly, many women are not having a great time in bed, and are so eager to get it over with they fake it to be "finished already."

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Wow! A Drug That Will Let Me Have Sex Once More a Month? Sign Me Up!

Doug Bremner | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Women's Health, Arousal, Hormone Replacement, Health, Desire, Sex, Testosterone, C-Reactive Protein, Atherosclerosis, Endothelial Dysfunction, Testoterone Breast Cancer, Testosterone Drug, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Sexual Medicine, Crp, Testoterone Patch, Hrt, Healthy Living News
Doug Bremner

The authors of the study imply that menopause is linked to a decline in libido for women, and that they need to take a drug to correct that. But I'm not aware of any literature supporting this.

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