The Impacts of Sexual Arousal and Its Suppression on Executive Functioning

Suppression of certain types of reflexive emotional responses is thought to temporarily deplete executive functions (EF), as evidenced by poorer performance on measures of EF, but does not deplete other, lower-order cognitive processes. This study examined whether similar decrements in performance o...

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Published in:	The Journal of sex research Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 114 - 126
Main Authors:	Suchy, Yana, Holmes, Laura G., Strassberg, Donald S., Gillespie, Austin A., Nilssen, A. Renee, Niermeyer, Madison A., Huntbach, Bryce A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis 02-01-2019 Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Subjects:	Adult Arousal - physiology Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognition - physiology College students Desire Emotional responses Emotions Emotions - physiology Erotica - psychology Executive function Executive Function - physiology Humans Male Manipulation Penile Erection - physiology Plethysmography Sexual arousal Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior - physiology Sexual practices Unsafe Young Adult
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