FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Spasm, Sexual Differentiation, Mescaline

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Chemical substances that are secreted externally by certain animals and that convey info to, or produce specific responses in, other members of the same species. Menstrual synchrony research suggests that exposure to other women"s sweat can modify a woman"s menstrual cycle. Parts of the body that are especially sensitive to tactile sexual stimulation. Erogenous zones that are particularly sensitive cuz they are richly (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) endowed with nerve endings: include genitals. Parts of the body that become erotically sensitized thru experience: ex, woman may become sexually aroused when her lover gently caresses her shoulders. Aphrodisiac substance that arouses or increases one"s capacity for sexual desire or response. A drug or other agent whose effects are antagonistic to sexual arousal or sexual desire. Cerebral cortex the wrinkled surface area (gray matter) of the cerebrum (main part of brain) A group of structures active in memory, motivation, and emotion.