Differential brain activation in exclusively homosexual and heterosexual men produced by the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, fluoxetine

A number of studies have shown a relationship between “sexual orientation” and size of various brain nuclei. We hypothesized that neurotransmitter differences might parallel neuroanatomical differences in the hypothalamus. We administered 40 mg of fluoxetine as a challenge to the serotonergic system...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain research 2004-10, Vol.1024 (1), p.251-254
Hauptverfasser:	Kinnunen, Leann H., Moltz, Howard, Metz, John, Cooper, Malcolm
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Brain - drug effects Brain - metabolism Fluoxetine Fluoxetine - pharmacology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Heterosexuality - drug effects Heterosexuality - physiology Homosexual Homosexuality, Male Humans Hypothalamus Male Neurotransmission and behavior PET Positron-Emission Tomography Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Serotonin Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - pharmacology Sexual orientation
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