NEURAL CONTROL OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

这项研究计划的长期目标是确定大脑是如何 在实验室动物中调节女性的性行为。 由于这种行为 受到作用于特定大脑区域的卵巢激素的影响， 实验集中在这些特定的激素作用机制上， 大脑部位 这项研究计划利用化学刺激大脑 为了确定特定脑受体的潜在影响， 测定假定神经递质系统内源性变化的方法 并分析脑提取物以确定内源性脑因子， 控制女性的性反应

The long term objective of this research program is to determine how the brain regulates feminine sexual behavior in laboratory animals. Since this behavior is influenced by ovarian hormones acting in specific brain regions, experimentation focuses on the mechanism of hormone action at these specific brain sites. This research program utilizes chemical stimulation of the brain to determine the potential influence of specific brain receptors, assay procedures to measure endogenous changes in putative neurotransmitter systems and analysis of brain extracts to determine endogenous brain factors that control feminine sexual responses.