Controlled laboratory studies of acute stress and emotion regulation found that stressed men were more likely to choose distraction rather than reappraisal when regulating high-intensity negative emotion, and they reported greater regulatio
A meta-analysis of sexual-arousal research found that physiological genital arousal and self-reported subjective arousal are not always closely matched, and the degree of concordance differs between individuals and groups.
In a controlled human experiment involving 22 women, researchers measured oxytocin before and after two kinds of social conversation. Oxytocin increased significantly after the women engaged in gossip—a socially bonding form of conversation
Female genital arousal involves parasympathetic nervous-system activity, smooth-muscle relaxation, nitric-oxide signaling, and increased blood flow to pelvic tissues. Stress-related sympathetic activation can interfere with those vascular p
Perimenopause is not only a reproductive transition. Neuroendocrine research describes it as a neurological transition. Symptoms that can accompany changing estrogen signaling include disturbed sleep, changes in circadian regulation, sensor
Human hairy skin contains specialized low-threshold C-tactile nerve fibers that respond strongly to slow, gentle, skin-temperature touch. These pathways are associated with affective, socially meaningful touch rather than precise location s
1. Your body has its own cannabinoid system. It’s called the endocannabinoid system (ECS): a signaling network that runs through the whole body. The two main receptors are CB1, found mostly in the brain and nerves, and CB2, found mostly in
Research involving women with complete spinal-cord injury has demonstrated brain activation during vaginal or cervical stimulation and orgasm, supporting the existence of sensory signaling through the vagus nerve that can bypass the spinal
On average, female and male lower-body anatomy differs. Women generally have a wider pelvis and different hip-to-knee alignment, which changes the angles and forces passing through the hip, knee and lower leg during running, landing, cuttin
In 2024, researchers named the “musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause.” They report that more than 70% of women will experience musculoskeletal symptoms during the menopause transition, and 25% will be disabled by them. The syndrome include
