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neurochemical responses

The study of neurochemical responses in relation to orgasms

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Jan 15, 2026
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Are hormonal or neurochemical responses distinct between clitoral and vaginal orgasms?

Current evidence does not show a clear, consistent difference in systemic hormonal or neurochemical responses that maps cleanly onto “clitoral” versus “vaginal” orgasms; rather, neuroscientists and se...

Jan 16, 2026

What neural circuits in the brain specifically modulate the spinal ejaculation reflex in humans?

The spinal ejaculatory reflex in humans is generated by a lumbar spinal “spinal ejaculation generator” (including lumbar spinothalamic/LSt cells and Onuf’s nucleus motoneurons) that executes emission ...