PSYCH 422 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Casual Sex, Prefrontal Cortex, Chris Rock
21 Feb 2017
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Psych 422 human sexuality: what are some reasons why people get sexually involved, reproduction, recreation, attraction, pressure, emotional reasons, curiosity, money- prostitution, notes. Romantic love compassionate love: does love changes over time, is romantic love a. 1960s- 30% of women said yes; >60% of men. Emotionally damaging to women: hard to separate love and sex, orgas(cid:373) is(cid:374)"t (cid:374)ecessary, men-sex to connect. Secretly hoping it"ll turn into something, love for sex: clark & hatfield (1989, homophobic and personal, clarke, fall 2016. Insula- zone of cerebral cortex: plays role in emotions. Anterior cingulate cortex: plays role in sexual arousal, brain regions that become less active. Prefrontal cortex (of right hemisphere) not best decision making. In lust: the biological basis of love, voies, highly monogamous, highly promiscuous, prairie (cid:449)ol(cid:448)es" (cid:448)s (cid:373)ou(cid:374)tai(cid:374) & (cid:373)eado(cid:449) (cid:449)olves. Pair bonding is mediated by several hormones and neurotransmitters: oxytocin & vasopressin. Released by posterior lobe of pituitary gland: rejection in love.
