Your Sexual Brain (March 2012)
Special Editions

Cover & Table of Contents; Your Sexual Brain; by Staff Editor; 4 Page(s)

From the Editor; Your Sexual Brain; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Sex Puppets

Bonobo Sex & Society; Your Sexual Brain; by Frans B. M. De Wall; 8 Page(s)

The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution

Disturbing Behaviors of the Orangutan; Your Sexual Brain; by Anne Nacey Maggioncalda, Robert M. Sapolsky; 6 Page(s)

Studies of these great apes show that some males pursue an unexpected and disquieting evolutionary strategy

Bisexual Species; Your Sexual Brain; by Emily V. Driscoll; 6 Page(s)

Homosexual behavior is common in nature, and it plays an important role in survival

The Orgasmic Mind; Your Sexual Brain; by Martin Portner; 6 Page(s)

Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas

Sex and the Secret Nerve; Your Sexual Brain; by R. Douglas Fields; 8 Page(s)

Could a little-known cranial nerve be the route by which human pheromones turn us on?

His Brain, Her Brain; Your Sexual Brain; by Larry Cahill; 8 Page(s)

It turns out that male and female brains differ quite a bit in architecture and activity. Research into these variations could lead to sex-specific treatments for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia

Affairs of the Lips; Your Sexual Brain; by Chip Walter; 6 Page(s)

Researchers are revealing hidden complexities behind the simple act of kissing, which relays powerful messages to your brain, body and partner

The Truth about Online Dating; Your Sexual Brain; by Robert Epstein; 8 Page(s)

The hype is huge, and the findings are somewhat disturbing—but the future of online dating looks good

Do Gays Have a Choice?; Your Sexual Brain; by Robert Epstein; 8 Page(s)

Science offers a clear and surprising answer to a controversial question

Why Do Men Buy Sex?; Your Sexual Brain; by Nikolas Westerhoff; 6 Page(s)

Some researchers say johns seek intimacy on demand; others believe these men typically want to use and dominate women

Abnormal Attraction; Your Sexual Brain; by Peer Briken, Andreas Hill, Wolfgang Berner; 6 Page(s)

Most people are repulsed by the idea of sex with children. But keeping children safe from pedophiles means trying to discover how this disastrous craving comes about—and how to tame it

Misunderstood Crimes; Your Sexual Brain; by Hal Arkowitz, Scott O. Lilienfeld; 3 Page(s)

Once a sex offender, always a sex offender?