Altered spinal cord activity during sexual stimulation in women with SCI: a pilot fMRI study

• Published in: Spinal cord series and cases Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 16041
• Main Authors: Alexander, Marcalee, Kozyrev, Natalie, Figley, Chase R, Richards, J Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.02.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/698/1688/1315; 692/698/1688/1366/1823; Anatomy; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Human Physiology; Neurochemistry; Neuropsychology; Neurosciences; Autonomic nervous system; Spinal cord

Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate the spinal activation during sexual response of the thoracic, lumbar and sacral spinal cord. Materials and Methods: This is a laboratory-based pilot study in...